The politics of 80535 Laporte, CO are heavily influenced by the rural character of the area. The small population base allows for a close-knit local community that is intimately connected to state and federal politics. This close connection between citizens and elected officials ensures that the voices of the Laporte locals are heard in all levels of government. In terms of representation, 80535 Laporte is part of Colorado House District 49 and Senate District 15. Currently, Perry Buck is serving as the representative for House District 49 while Vicki Marble serves as senator for Senate District 15. Furthermore, all residents of Laporte County are eligible to vote in state and national elections, allowing them to make their voices heard on issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 80535 (Laporte, CO) is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Larimer County, CO 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Larimer county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 40.8%.
Larimer county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80535 (Laporte, CO) is leaning liberal.
Laporte, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Larimer County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Fort Collins Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Laporte, Colorado: R r d d d D
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 80535 (Laporte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $19,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $8,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)