Greeley, Colorado is a city located in Weld County. As the county seat of Weld County, Greeley's local politics impact all of its citizens. The mayor and city council are elected by the residents to make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of everyone in the community. In addition to local government, there are state representatives who collectively represent the interests of Greeley at a higher level. The current mayor, John Gates, has held office since 2017 and is up for re-election this year. Mayor Gates has focused on improving infrastructure and public safety throughout his tenure. Additionally, City Councilman Ed Vallejo is running for re-election this year as well. Vallejo has been an advocate for public health initiatives such as increased access to healthcare and creating better housing opportunities for low-income families. All of these efforts help ensure Greeley remains a thriving place with strong civic engagement during this election season and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 80634 (Greeley, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Weld County, CO is moderately conservative. In Weld County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weld county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 39.6%.
Weld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80634 (Greeley, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Greeley, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Weld County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Greeley Metro Area is moderately 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.
Greeley, 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 80634 (Greeley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,403 contributions totaling $60,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 913 contributions totaling $403,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)