Lamar, CO 81052 is a small town in the southeast corner of Colorado with a population of approximately 9,000 people. The town is represented in the Colorado State Senate and House of Representatives by Senator Larry Crowder and Representative Donald Valdez. Local politics in Lamar are largely focused on issues such as economic development, education, healthcare and public safety. The City Council of Lamar meets regularly to discuss these topics and make decisions that affect the day-to-day life of citizens. There are also several local organizations such as the NAACP, which actively promote equality and social justice initiatives for all members of the community. Lamar is a community that takes pride in its rich history and strive to provide a supportive environment for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 81052 (Lamar, CO) is strongly conservative.
Prowers County, CO is very conservative. In Prowers County, CO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prowers county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.2%.
Prowers county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81052 (Lamar, CO) is strongly conservative.
Lamar, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Prowers County, Colorado is very 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.
Lamar, 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 81052 (Lamar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $20,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $16,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)