The politics in 81006 Pueblo, CO are vibrant and diverse. Local elections typically draw a large number of candidates from both major and minor parties. The city is represented by a variety of officials at the state and federal level, all of whom actively engage with residents to ensure their voices are heard. Issues such as economic development, environmental protection, education funding and social justice are important considerations for Pueblo’s political leaders. Additionally, the city has several active community groups that organize around specific causes or issues, advocating for policy changes or working with elected officials to ensure their interests are taken into account. The local political landscape is constantly changing as new candidates come onto the scene and existing ones reach term limits or move on from office. All together, this adds up to an exciting and ever-changing political atmosphere in 81006 Pueblo, CO.
The political climate in Zip 81006 (Pueblo, CO) is leaning conservative.
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 81006 (Pueblo, CO) is leaning conservative.
Pueblo, Colorado is leaning conservative.
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 81006 (Pueblo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $18,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $12,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)