The city of Steamboat Springs, CO is an enclave of the Rocky Mountains that is home to many rugged outdoor enthusiasts. The small town community consists of a population of about 12,000, which makes it easy for people to get to know each other and participate in local politics. In recent years, there have been several initiatives by the town council to improve the quality of life in the area such as improving transportation infrastructure and creating new open spaces. In terms of political representation, Steamboat Springs is part of Colorado's 2nd Congressional District and is served by U.S Representative Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet. There are also many local candidates who have stepped forward to serve their community including Mark Sollars and Heather Sloop who are currently running for county commissioner positions. Residents can support their chosen candidates by voting in the upcoming election or attending council meetings to voice their opinion on important issues facing the town.
The political climate in Zip 80487 (Steamboat Springs, CO) is moderately liberal.
Routt County, CO is strongly liberal. In Routt County, CO 62.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Routt county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.7% to 35.1%.
Routt county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80487 (Steamboat Springs, CO) is moderately liberal.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Routt County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Steamboat Springs 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.
Steamboat Springs, 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 80487 (Steamboat Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,376 contributions totaling $273,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $142,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)