The community of Fairplay, CO 80440 is an unincorporated town that is known for its small-town charm. It has a vibrant history and culture, but the population is only around 500 people. Although Fairplay is a small community, it does have a local government that provides essential services and amenities to the residents. The Town of Fairplay operates with a Mayor/Council form of government which allows for representation of all citizens through voting and public participation. The town also holds regular elections in order to elect members of the Board of Trustees who are responsible for making decisions regarding local policies and regulations. Additionally, various community events are held throughout the year to bring people together and foster civic engagement. With its dedicated and involved citizenry, Fairplay ensures that its residents have access to quality services and an engaged local government.
The political climate in Zip 80440 (Fairplay, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Park County, CO is moderately conservative. In Park County, CO 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Park county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 39.9%.
Park county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80440 (Fairplay, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Fairplay, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Park County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fairplay, 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 80440 (Fairplay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $3,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)