Manitou Springs, CO is a small city located in El Paso County. It is home to many unique attractions, visitors and residents alike. Politics in the city of Manitou Springs is an important factor for its citizens and visitors alike. The local government consists of a mayor and six city council members, who are all elected at-large by the citizens of Manitou Springs. The council is responsible for setting policy and overseeing city operations, which includes everything from budgeting to public safety issues. Additionally, the mayor makes advisory appointments to various boards and commissions that deal with specific issues such as parks & recreation, planning & zoning, and other topics related to the well-being of citizens in Manitou Springs. Residents are also encouraged to participate in local politics by attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on matters that affect them. This encourages communication between citizens and local officials which can lead to better services for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 80829 (Manitou Springs, CO) is leaning conservative.
El Paso County, CO is somewhat conservative. In El Paso County, CO 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 42.7%.
El Paso county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80829 (Manitou Springs, CO) is leaning conservative.
Manitou Springs, Colorado is leaning conservative.
El Paso County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Manitou Springs, 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 80829 (Manitou Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 564 contributions totaling $26,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $61,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)