Howard, CO is a small town located in south central Colorado. It has a population of about 700 people and is home to many different industries. While the town itself offers residents a peaceful atmosphere, it is also home to an active political scene. There are a number of local political candidates that are running for office in Howard, from county commissioner to state representatives. The candidates come from various backgrounds and have a wide range of views on how best to govern the town and its people. Each local candidate has their own platform that they believe will make Howard, CO a better place to live and work. Citizens of Howard are encouraged to participate in the political process by attending debates and meetings with their local candidates, as well as voting in the primary election. This active political scene helps ensure that Howard's citizens can make informed decisions when it comes time to elect their leaders.
The political climate in Howard, CO is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, CO is very conservative. In Fremont County, CO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howard, CO is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, Colorado is very conservative.
Canon City 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.
Howard, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Howard, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)