The small town of Sterling, CO (ZIP code 80751) is a rural community with an estimated population of about 13,000 residents. It is the county seat of Logan County and has a mayor-council form of government. The current Mayor is Dan Torres and there are six City Council Members who are elected by the citizens to serve four-year terms. All political matters in the town of Sterling are discussed and decided by these seven individuals. The local elections take place every two years and the last election was held in 2018. The issues discussed by local politicians include infrastructure, local economy, education, public safety, and environmental concerns among many others. Residents in this area have the opportunity to participate in politics by attending meetings or voting for their preferred candidates. By staying involved in local politics, citizens can help create a better quality of life for their community.
The political climate in Zip 80751 (Sterling, CO) is strongly conservative.
Logan County, CO is very conservative. In Logan County, CO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.1%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80751 (Sterling, CO) is strongly conservative.
Sterling, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Logan County, Colorado is very conservative.
Sterling Metro Area is very 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.
Sterling, 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 80751 (Sterling)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $2,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $80,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)