Pueblo, Colorado is a city located in Pueblo County, and has a population of around 110,000 people. The city is served by a Mayor/City Council form of government, with Nick Gradisar currently serving as mayor. The City Council consists of 8 members who are elected from six wards within the city. Elected officials for the City Council include Chris Kaufman (Ward 1), Ami Nawrocki (Ward 2), Bob Schilling (Ward 3), Ray Aguilera (Ward 4), Dennis Flores (Ward 5), Mark Aliff (Ward 6), and Sandy Daff (At-Large).
The politics in Pueblo are generally progressive in nature, with issues such as gun control and pro-environment policies being strongly supported by the local population. Public safety is also an important issue in the area, with many residents believing that the police force should be given more resources to better protect the community. In recent years, efforts have been made to create economic development opportunities for the city as well, particularly through initiatives like tax incentives for businesses looking to expand or relocate to Pueblo.
The political climate in Zip 81005 (Pueblo, CO) is leaning liberal.
Pueblo County, CO is leaning liberal. In Pueblo County, CO 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pueblo county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 47.8%.
Pueblo county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81005 (Pueblo, CO) is leaning liberal.
Pueblo, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Pueblo County, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Pueblo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Pueblo, Colorado: D d D 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 81005 (Pueblo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,567 contributions totaling $77,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $32,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)