The politics in the 81235 Lake City, CO area is an interesting mix of local and state issues. Locals are passionate about protecting their rights and pushing for initiatives that will benefit the community. The most pressing issues for Lake City residents include health care, education, transportation, and environmental protection. Local political candidates are focused on supporting these issues and ensuring that the right policies are in place to ensure quality of life for all citizens. Candidates from both parties work together to craft legislation that will improve the lives of all those living in 81235 Lake City, CO. They also work to listen to different viewpoints and create solutions that bring people of all backgrounds together. It is clear that the political scene in 81235 Lake City, CO is one that embraces open dialogue and progress for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 81235 (Lake City, CO) is moderately conservative.
Hinsdale County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Hinsdale County, CO 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinsdale county remained very strongly Republican, 55.9% to 40.3%.
Hinsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81235 (Lake City, CO) is moderately conservative.
Lake City, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Hinsdale County, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Lake City, 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 81235 (Lake City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $5,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)