Lewis, CO is a small rural town located in 81327 zip code. In the past 5 years, the population has grown significantly due to an influx of new residents drawn to the area by its beautiful landscape and affordable housing. The local politics of Lewis are largely concerned with issues related to growth, development, public safety, and economic opportunities. The town has a City Council that makes decisions on matters such as zoning regulations, budgeting and infrastructure projects. The Mayor of Lewis is elected every two years and works closely with the City Council to ensure the needs of Lewis residents are being met. Local political candidates focus on issues like job creation and economic development for the community. They also focus on preserving the natural environment in order to maintain healthy ecosystems and attractive living spaces in Lewis.
The political climate in Zip 81327 (Lewis, CO) is strongly conservative.
Montezuma County, CO is moderately conservative. In Montezuma County, CO 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montezuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 37.7%.
Montezuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81327 (Lewis, CO) is strongly conservative.
Lewis, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Montezuma County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Lewis, 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 81327 (Lewis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 322 contributions totaling $8,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)