Fort Collins, CO 80524 is a vibrant city full of political engagement. In Fort Collins, the City Council is the governing body for local government and it works together to set policy and make decisions for the residents of Fort Collins. The City Council consists of nine elected officials who each serve four-year terms. Local elections are held every two years in November and registered voters in Fort Collins are eligible to cast their ballots at any polling location within the city. In addition to the City Council, other local governmental offices such as law enforcement, public safety, education, zoning and economic development are also addressed at a local level. During election seasons, one can observe an increase in political debates among the citizens of Fort Collins due to their interest in current issues that affect them directly. It's easy to see why politics matter so much in this city - residents take pride in having a say on matters affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 80524 (Fort Collins, CO) is somewhat 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 80524 (Fort Collins, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Fort Collins, 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 80524 (Fort Collins)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,479 contributions totaling $7,833,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 604 contributions totaling $159,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)