Redlands, CO 81507 is a small town located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. It is known for its breathtaking mountain views and historic downtown area. Politically, Redlands leans heavily to the Democratic Party. The town has traditionally had a very diverse population and has become increasingly progressive in recent years. The current mayor of Redlands is Kayla Marquez, who was elected in 2018 on a platform of fiscal responsibility, environmental protection and social justice. The City Council is led by President Chris Myers, Vice President Charles Richter and Treasurer Don Johnson, all Democrats. Local elections are non-partisan and held every two years in November. Redlanders are encouraged to get involved in their local government by participating in public meetings, voting in elections and engaging with their elected officials. By doing so, they can help shape the future of their community for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 81507 (Redlands, 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 81507 (Redlands, CO) is moderately conservative.
Redlands, 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.
Redlands, 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 81507 (Redlands)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,315 contributions totaling $139,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 437 contributions totaling $85,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)