Yellow Jacket, CO has a long and vibrant history of civic engagement. The small rural town of 81335 is home to an active and engaged population who care deeply about their local politics. Citizens regularly attend town hall meetings and city council meetings to voice their opinions on issues facing the community. Local elections are always hotly contested, as residents take great pride in selecting candidates they feel best represent their interests. Many local politicians have served for decades, developing a deep understanding of the issues that matter most to the people of Yellow Jacket. From advocating for improved infrastructure to providing support for local businesses, Yellow Jacket's elected officials are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 81335 (Yellow Jacket, CO) is strongly conservative.
Montezuma County, CO is moderately conservative. In Montezuma County, CO 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montezuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 37.7%.
Montezuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81335 (Yellow Jacket, CO) is strongly conservative.
Yellow Jacket, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Montezuma County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Yellow Jacket, 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 81335 (Yellow Jacket)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)