Fort Carson, CO 80902 is a small, vibrant city that prides itself on its strong sense of community and loyalty to those who call the area home. Located in El Paso County, Fort Carson has a wide variety of political views and opinions. In the most recent election cycle, many local candidates from both parties competed for positions ranging from mayor to city council members. The citizens of Fort Carson are active participants in the elections, making sure their voices are heard through their votes. Although Fort Carson is not home to any major political figures or organizations, it is an important part of Colorado's political landscape due to its location in the county. Residents often take an active role in civic engagement initiatives such as voter registration drives and educational forums about current issues facing the local community. By actively participating in politics and staying informed on key issues affecting their city, Fort Carson residents have made it clear that they care deeply about the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 80902 (Fort Carson, CO) is leaning 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 80902 (Fort Carson, CO) is leaning conservative.
Fort Carson, Colorado is leaning 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.
Fort Carson, 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 80902 (Fort Carson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $6,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)