Peyton, CO is an unincorporated community located in El Paso County. Although it is not a part of any municipality, it has a distinct political presence within the county. Local elections are held regularly to ensure the people of Peyton have their voices heard in government decisions. Recently, several local candidates have expressed their opposition to the development of nearby land for residential and commercial use. They have argued that such development would put extra strain on local resources and adversely affect the local environment. As such, these candidates have become key figures in debates surrounding Peyton's future development and growth.
The political climate in Zip 80831 (Peyton, CO) is somewhat 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 80831 (Peyton, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Peyton, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Peyton, 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 80831 (Peyton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $9,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 258 contributions totaling $27,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)