Grand Lake, Colorado is a small town located in Grand County with a population of around 470 people. It is a small but vibrant community that has been home to many generations of families and businesses alike. The local politics are generally focused on preserving the natural resources that make the area so unique, such as Grand Lake itself, Rocky Mountain National Park, and the Arapaho National Forest. Local politicians work hard to ensure that economic development is balanced with environmental protection, and Grand Lake residents take pride in their commitment to preserving the unique natural beauty of their area. They often prioritize investment in renewable energy sources and local green initiatives, while also prioritizing reliable infrastructure such as roads and bridges which allow for safe travel throughout the community.
The political climate in Zip 80447 (Grand Lake, 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 80447 (Grand Lake, CO) is leaning conservative.
Grand Lake, 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.
Grand Lake, 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 80447 (Grand Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $12,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $3,388 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)