Estes Park, Colorado is an idyllic mountain town located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. It is home to a diverse population of around 6,500 residents and provides visitors with breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape. Estes Park is a major tourist destination and provides an abundance of outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, fishing, and skiing. The political climate in Estes Park is one that values collaboration and seeks solutions through dialogue rather than competition. Local politics are mainly focused on managing tourism growth while preserving Estes Park’s unique character and culture. The local government works hard to balance environmental concerns with economic development initiatives to ensure the town’s vibrant future. Residents have access to numerous city services such as police protection, public works projects, parks and recreation programs, library services, educational opportunities, and fire protection services. Through community engagement forums and town hall meetings, citizens can provide input on important issues facing their community and help shape the future of Estes Park.
The political climate in Zip 80517 (Estes Park, CO) is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Larimer County, CO 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larimer county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 40.8%.
Larimer county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80517 (Estes Park, CO) is leaning liberal.
Estes Park, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Estes Park, Colorado: R r d d d D
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 80517 (Estes Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,462 contributions totaling $144,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 428 contributions totaling $107,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)