The small town of Elbert, Colorado (80106) is home to a close-knit community of individuals who care deeply about their community and its future. With a total area of just under 8 square miles, the town’s population is estimated to be around 1100 people. In terms of politics, Elbert traditionally follows conservative and libertarian values; there are no local political candidates currently running for office in the area. The town’s residents are usually engaged in local initiatives and promote their values through civil discussion and activism. The townspeople have an active role in local decision making when it comes to issues such as taxation and law enforcement. Overall, Elbert’s residents are committed to preserving their community’s rich heritage and culture while also aiming to shape a better future for all of its inhabitants.
The political climate in Zip 80106 (Elbert, CO) is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, CO is somewhat conservative. In El Paso County, CO 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 42.7%.
El Paso county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80106 (Elbert, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Elbert, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Elbert, Colorado: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 80106 (Elbert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $9,995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $21,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)