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Steamboat Springs — The Routt County Demo­cratic and Republic parties host their caucuses tonight at locations across the county.

Caucuses allow citizens to discuss local, state and national issues that could become part of their party’s platform; select delegates for party assemblies next month; and learn more about candidates who will be on ballots later this year.

All caucus meetings start promptly at 7 p.m., regardless of party or precinct. Party leaders suggest attendees show up to their precinct locations no later than 6:45 p.m. to register.

Call the Routt County Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 970-870-5556 or 970-870-5558 to learn your precinct.

At their core, party caucuses represent politics at the grass-roots level. Delegates and platform ideas named locally, for example, have the potential to rise to state and national levels.

At each precinct caucus, county Democrats and Republicans will select delegates to attend their party’s county assembly next month.

At the county assemblies, those delegates will vote on candidates in contested races.

Democratic Party caucus locations

■ Precinct 1 (North Routt) — The home of Diane White-Crane, 27550 Routt County Road 64 (Seedhouse Road) in Clark.

■ Precincts 2, 5 (Hayden) — Hayden Public Library, 201 E. Jefferson Ave. in Hayden

■ Precincts 3, 4, 6, 7, 11-18 (Steamboat Springs) — Soda Creek Elementary School, 220 Park Ave. in Steamboat

■ Precincts 8, 9 (Oak Creek and Stagecoach) — Oak Creek Community Center, 227 Dodge Ave. in Oak Creek

■ Precinct 10 (Yampa) — Yampa Town Hall, 56 Lincoln Ave. in Yampa

Republican Party caucus locations

■ Precinct 1 (North Routt) — North Routt Fire Station No. 2, 61915 Routt County Road 129 in Hahn’s Peak

■ Precincts 2, 5 (Hayden) — Hayden High School, 495 W. Jefferson Ave. in Hayden

■ Precinct 3 (west Steamboat) — Anchor Way Baptist Church, 40650 Anchor Way in Steamboat II

■ Precinct 4 (Steamboat Springs) — Home of Jack and Geneva Taylor, 317445 Soda Creek Rim Road in Strawberry Park

■ Precincts 6, 7 — Home of Moose Barrows, 30015 Routt County Road 14

■ Precincts 8, 9 (Stagecoach and Oak Creek) — Oak Creek Town Hall, 129 Nancy Crawford Blvd. in Oak Creek

■ Precinct 10 (Yampa) — Yampa Ladies Aid Hall, 83 E. First Ave. in Yampa

■ Precincts 11, 12 — Home of Del and Nina Lockhart, 1084 Village Lane in Steamboat Springs

■ Precincts 13-18 (Steamboat Springs) — Commissioners Hearing Room, third floor of the Routt County Courthouse, 136 Sixth St. in Steamboat Springs