Wray, Colorado is a small town with a population of around 2,800 people. Located in Yuma County, it is governed by its local government which consists of mayor and city council members. The political climate in the city is largely conservative and focuses on the community鈥檚 unique needs. As such, many of the local residents are involved in their government decisions, either through attending meetings or voting for candidates that represent their interests. In recent years, Wray has seen several changes in its local politics due to the increasing diversity of opinions within the city. Residents have taken advantage of their right to vote and influence upcoming elections by selecting candidates that best represent their views and interests. There is currently an open election for mayor taking place this year and several local candidates have declared their intentions to run.
The political climate in Wray, CO is strongly conservative.
Yuma County, CO is very conservative. In Yuma County, CO 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 15.8%.
Yuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wray, CO is strongly conservative.
Yuma County, Colorado 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.
Wray, 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 Wray, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 660 contributions totaling $15,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $9,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)