Orchard, CO 80649 is a small rural community located in the Northwestern part of Colorado. As such, local politics are largely focused on issues related to agricultural development and management, public infrastructure, and conservation efforts. The town is represented by a Mayor, as well as two Town Council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. These representatives work together to ensure that Orchard's needs are met while still providing residents with an enjoyable quality of life. The town also has an active Board of Trustees that helps manage local resources and ensures the best interests of the town are properly met. Overall, politics in Orchard focus on ensuring a prosperous future for the community while still preserving its rural charm.
The political climate in Zip 80649 (Orchard, CO) is very conservative.
Morgan County, CO is very conservative. In Morgan County, CO 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80649 (Orchard, CO) is very conservative.
Orchard, Colorado is very conservative.
Morgan County, Colorado is very conservative.
Fort Morgan Metro Area is very 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.
Orchard, 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 80649 (Orchard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)