Fort Collins, CO is located in the state of Colorado and is an area with a rich political history. Although it is not a large city, its citizens are diverse and politically engaged. That being said, 80525 Fort Collins, CO has been represented by local political candidates that run for office at various levels, from school boards to county commissioners. These candidates bring their views on education, taxes, and other important issues to the voters and participate in debates or forums to discuss their thoughts. Local organizations like the League of Women Voters also hold events throughout the year that allow residents to learn more about politics and stay informed. It is clear that 80525 Fort Collins, CO has taken an active stance on politics over the years and will continue to do so in the future.
The political climate in Zip 80525 (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 80525 (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 80525 (Fort Collins)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,102 contributions totaling $422,307 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 845 contributions totaling $191,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)