Tabernash, CO has a small-town feel with an estimated population of just over 1,000 people. Its local politics are guided by the elected Town Board of Trustees and Planning Commission. The Town Board is responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintaining local laws, budgeting, and ensuring public safety. The Planning Commission deals with local development and zoning issues to ensure that Tabernash remains a safe and inviting place to live. New businesses are welcomed in the area and often benefit from the assistance and resources provided by the town's Economic Development Corporation. Local elections occur every two years with residents voting on candidates who represent their interests on both governing boards. Candidates for these positions must be registered voters living in Tabernash and must adhere to all election rules put forth by the county. Residents of Tabernash have a vested interest in their local government and take their civic responsibilities seriously.
The political climate in Zip 80478 (Tabernash, CO) is leaning conservative.
Grand County, CO is leaning conservative. In Grand County, CO 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand county remained narrowly Republican, 49.5% to 47.7%.
Grand county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80478 (Tabernash, CO) is leaning conservative.
Tabernash, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Grand County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Tabernash, 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 80478 (Tabernash)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $24,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)