Politics in Hartsel, Colorado (80449) is overseen by local elected officials. In addition to county and state representatives, the town has its own Mayor and Trustees who are responsible for making decisions that affect the community. The Mayor and Trustees are elected every two years to serve four year terms. They are responsible for setting local laws, providing services within the city limits, managing resources, and keeping residents informed about important changes or activities taking place in their neighborhoods. The Town Hall functions as a central meeting place for citizens to voice their opinions on issues such as taxation or public safety. Local elections also provide an opportunity for residents to cast a ballot and elect individuals who will work hard to best represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 80449 (Hartsel, CO) is moderately conservative.
Park County, CO is moderately conservative. In Park County, CO 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Park county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 39.9%.
Park county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80449 (Hartsel, CO) is moderately conservative.
Hartsel, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Park County, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hartsel, 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 80449 (Hartsel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $25,455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)