Conejos County, Colorado is a rural community located in the San Luis Valley. Politics in Conejos County are largely centered around local issues such as economy and education. The county is primarily represented by Democratic candidates who focus on providing services to residents and promoting economic growth through small businesses. There are a number of different organizations, such as the Conejos County Democratic Party, that work to support these candidates and help empower citizens to make informed decisions about their political representatives. Additionally, there are several committees within the county government that oversee the election process and ensure compliance with election laws. With its diverse population and engaged citizenry, Conejos County is an important part of Colorado's political landscape.
The political climate in Conejos County, CO is leaning conservative.
In Conejos County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Conejos county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Conejos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Conejos County, CO 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.
Conejos, Colorado: r d D d 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 Conejos County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $5,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $6,233 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)