The small town of La Veta, Colorado (zip code 81055) is situated in the beautiful San Luis Valley in Huerfano County. It is known for its picturesque mountain scenery and vibrant outdoor recreational activities. Politically speaking, La Veta has a strong sense of local pride and an active political landscape. Residents take part in state and county politics on a regular basis by attending rallies, meetings, or other civic events. At the local level, candidates have been supported for Mayor, City Council members, and other positions. These elected leaders ensure that laws are upheld to maintain the quality of life that La Veta offers its residents and businesses. In addition to this local representation, citizens in La Veta also stay informed on regional and national politics as they pertain to their community’s well-being. The people of La Veta take their government seriously and strive to make sure they have a voice in how it is run on all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 81055 (La Veta, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Huerfano County, CO is leaning conservative. In Huerfano County, CO 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huerfano county remained Republican, 50.0% to 47.1%.
Huerfano county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81055 (La Veta, CO) is somewhat conservative.
La Veta, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Huerfano 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.
La Veta, Colorado: d r D d 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 81055 (La Veta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $9,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $26,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)