The small town of Westcliffe, CO (zip code 81252) is a rural area with a population of around 500 people. The local politics in this area are largely focused on maintaining the small town charm and community feel. Residents are invested in making sure that the voice of the people is heard and respected when it comes to decision-making. Community meetings regularly take place to talk about issues and discuss ways to further improve their little corner of Colorado. Local political involvement is encouraged, as it helps keep residents informed and aware of what's going on in their town. People are passionate about creating an environment that helps everyone thrive and encourages collaboration amongst neighbors. This community-minded attitude has allowed Westcliffe to remain an incredibly safe and welcoming place for all who live there.
The political climate in Zip 81252 (Westcliffe, CO) is strongly conservative.
Custer County, CO is very conservative. In Custer County, CO 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 30.6%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81252 (Westcliffe, CO) is strongly conservative.
Westcliffe, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Custer County, Colorado is very conservative.
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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.
Westcliffe, 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 81252 (Westcliffe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 786 contributions totaling $30,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $7,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)