Johnstown, CO is a small town located in Colorado’s Weld County. It has a population of around 17,000 people and is governed by a board of trustees. The five members of the Board are elected at large for four-year terms. The current Mayor is Scott James, who was elected to his first term in 2017. Local political candidates for the Johnstown Board of Trustees can be found online and at local events throughout the community. The Town of Johnstown provides many resources such as parks, schools, libraries, and public safety services to ensure its residents have access to quality services that meet their needs. Additionally, the town works closely with other municipalities in Weld County to provide regional resources and services whenever possible. Residents are encouraged to become involved in the local government through attending meetings, participating in public forums and discussions; or even running for political office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 80534 (Johnstown, CO) is moderately 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 80534 (Johnstown, CO) is moderately conservative.
Johnstown, Colorado is moderately 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.
Johnstown, 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 80534 (Johnstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 455 contributions totaling $18,328 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $26,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)