The town of 80467 Oak Creek, located in northwest Colorado is surrounded by stunning natural beauty. With a population of just over 800 people, it's a small rural community with a tight-knit group of residents. The town and surrounding area are governed by local elected officials who provide the leadership to ensure that Oak Creek remains the wonderful place to live that it has always been. These officials include a mayor, members of the city council, and several other elected positions. The town takes great pride in its politics and actively engages citizens in political decisions. Town meetings are held regularly to discuss issues facing the community and allow for public input. Every two years local elections take place to determine who will serve on the city council and other offices. All residents have an opportunity to cast their ballots for those candidates they feel best represent their values and interests in keeping Oak Creek a vibrant and welcoming place to live.
The political climate in Zip 80467 (Oak Creek, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Routt County, CO is strongly liberal. In Routt County, CO 62.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Routt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.7% to 35.1%.
Routt county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80467 (Oak Creek, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Oak Creek, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Routt County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Steamboat Springs Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oak Creek, Colorado: r D 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 80467 (Oak Creek)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $13,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)