The politics in 80816 Florissant, CO are heavily influenced by local government and community involvement. The town is represented by the Board of Commissioners, who serve as the voices of the community to the state and federal governments. Their mission is to represent and serve the needs of all citizens within Florissant. The board actively works to promote responsible growth, while also preserving Florissant's values and natural environment. On a local level, residents have access to several elected officials who are dedicated to improving their communities. These officials are often involved in initiatives such as improving public safety, developing educational opportunities for children, and increasing economic development for businesses in the area. Additionally, there are numerous volunteer organizations that help shape policy decisions and support political action in 80816 Florissant. Together these entities work together to ensure that the best interests of its residents are met.
The political climate in Zip 80816 (Florissant, CO) is strongly conservative.
Teller County, CO is very conservative. In Teller County, CO 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.2%.
Teller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80816 (Florissant, CO) is strongly conservative.
Florissant, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Teller County, Colorado is very conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Florissant, 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 80816 (Florissant)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $10,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $9,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)