The small town of Wolcott, CO, located in Eagle County is primarily a rural community with a population of 81655. Although the town is relatively small, it still has an active political scene. Local political candidates often hold rallies and debates to discuss their platforms and ideas. Voters have plenty of opportunities to become informed about local issues and make their voices heard through the ballot box. The region has typically been conservative-leaning and historically, Republicans have held most of the elected positions in the county. Currently, there are several Republican and Democratic candidates running for office each election cycle in order to best represent the people of Wolcott, CO.
The political climate in Zip 81655 (Wolcott, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Eagle County, CO is strongly liberal. In Eagle County, CO 63.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eagle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.8% to 33.9%.
Eagle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81655 (Wolcott, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Wolcott, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Eagle County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Edwards 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.
Wolcott, 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 81655 (Wolcott)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)