Grand Junction, Colorado, located in Mesa County, is a vibrant city that offers its residents a wide range of political and cultural activities. In Grand Junction, citizens have the opportunity to participate in local politics by voting for city council members and other local officials. The City Council is responsible for making decisions about issues such as transportation, economic development, public safety, and more. Residents can also get involved with local politics by attending meetings or joining local community organizations. Additionally, Mesa County provides voters with the opportunity to vote on state initiatives during election seasons. In recent years, Grand Junction has had a variety of candidates running for office who offer different solutions to local issues and have worked hard to create an open environment in which people feel comfortable voicing their concerns and opinions. Overall, Grand Junction is an active and engaged community where people can make a difference through their dedication to civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 81505 (Grand Junction, CO) is moderately conservative.
Mesa County, CO is strongly conservative. In Mesa County, CO 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mesa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.8%.
Mesa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81505 (Grand Junction, CO) is moderately conservative.
Grand Junction, Colorado is moderately conservative.
Mesa County, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Grand Junction Metro Area is strongly 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.
Grand Junction, 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 81505 (Grand Junction)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 325 contributions totaling $60,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 393 contributions totaling $85,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)