Politics in 80442 Fraser, CO is a hot topic of discussion among local residents. The town of Fraser is located in the heart of Grand County, and is represented by local representatives on the Grand County Board of Commissioners. These local representatives are responsible for deciding on issues that affect all citizens such as policy regarding land use, infrastructure development, natural resources management and more. Furthermore, on the state level, Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is represented by Jarett Cooper who serves as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado. Additionally, two members from Colorado State Senate represent Grand County which includes Senator Kerry Donovan and Senator Bob Rankin. Through these individuals, the needs and concerns of Fraser can be better represented at the state level with their voice heard across all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 80442 (Fraser, CO) is leaning conservative.
Grand County, CO is leaning conservative. In Grand County, CO 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.7%.
Grand county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80442 (Fraser, CO) is leaning conservative.
Fraser, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Grand County, Colorado is leaning conservative.
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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.
Fraser, 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 80442 (Fraser)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 843 contributions totaling $33,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $12,908 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)