Nathrop, CO is a small town located in Chaffee County. It is home to a population of around 400 people who are well connected and care deeply about their local politics. The town prides itself on its strong community spirit and welcomes input from all residents when it comes to deciding local issues. Each year, the townsfolk come together to vote for their local political candidates that represent them in the county. Voting is always encouraged and active participation in the electoral process is highly valued within the community.The current mayor of Nathrop is Paul Burns, who was elected by an overwhelming majority in 2020. He has set out a clear agenda of focusing on preserving the environment and promoting economic development while also addressing social issues such as homelessness and poverty. All in all, Nathrop is a great example of how small towns with active citizens can make a difference in their own communities and beyond!
The political climate in Zip 81236 (Nathrop, CO) is leaning conservative.
Chaffee County, CO is leaning liberal. In Chaffee County, CO 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chaffee county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Chaffee county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81236 (Nathrop, CO) is leaning conservative.
Nathrop, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Chaffee County, Colorado is leaning liberal.
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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.
Nathrop, Colorado: R R r d r 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 81236 (Nathrop)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,136 contributions totaling $19,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)