The small town of Orchard City, CO (zipcode 81418) is a diverse and vibrant community, and the local politics reflect this. The Town Board of Trustees is made up of five elected officials who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the town. These Trustees are supported by a team of appointed officers, who manage the various departments within the town. The Town Board regularly holds regular public meetings to address concerns from citizens and discuss important issues facing the community. This provides an important platform for members of the public to voice their opinions and have their say in local politics. In addition to this, there are several local political candidates who run for office in Orchard City each year. They often stand on a variety of platforms – ranging from economic development to environmental protection – that seek to improve life in this small rural town.
The political climate in Zip 81418 (Orchard City, CO) is very conservative.
Delta County, CO is very conservative. In Delta County, CO 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.4%.
Delta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81418 (Orchard City, CO) is very conservative.
Orchard City, Colorado is very conservative.
Delta 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.
Orchard City, 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 81418 (Orchard City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $3,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)