Silver Plume, CO is a small town located in Clear Creek County with a population of around 200 people. The local politics are focused on maintaining the rural charm and character of the town while also aiming to promote economic development. Silver Plume is governed by an elected mayor and four trustees in accordance with the state laws. The mayor and trustees work together to make decisions about important issues such as taxes, zoning, and budget appropriations. They also serve as advocates for the community, representing its interests at local, state, and federal levels. In addition to these elected officials there are several government agencies that have jurisdiction over Silver Plume such as the Clear Creek County Commissioners Office which oversees county laws and regulations in addition to providing funding for public services like road maintenance and snow plowing. Additionally, there are numerous volunteers who help ensure that Silver Plume runs smoothly from planning events like street fairs to helping out with local improvement projects. With such dedicated individuals working hard to maintain the peace and prosperity of the town, it's no surprise that Silver Plume is one of Colorado’s most desirable places to live!
The political climate in Zip 80476 (Silver Plume, CO) is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Clear Creek County, CO 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clear Creek county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 42.1%.
Clear Creek county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80476 (Silver Plume, CO) is leaning liberal.
Silver Plume, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood 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.
Silver Plume, 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 80476 (Silver Plume)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)