The city of Loveland, CO (80537) is a vibrant community with a diverse population. From a political perspective, the residents of Loveland are represented by both state and local government officials. At the state level, Colorado's 4th congressional district elects members to the US House of Representatives and also elects two senators to represent them in the United States Senate. Locally, Loveland is served by an elected Mayor (currently Jacki Marsh) and six City Council members who work together to make important decisions for the community. Additionally, the Larimer County Commissioners are responsible for providing services such as public safety and infrastructure improvements in the greater Loveland area. Residents of 80537 can stay informed on local politics through local media outlets such as newspapers and online sites which cover the latest news from City Hall.
The political climate in Zip 80537 (Loveland, CO) is somewhat 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 80537 (Loveland, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Loveland, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Loveland, 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 80537 (Loveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,603 contributions totaling $144,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 705 contributions totaling $196,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)