Rifle, CO 81650 is a small town located in western Colorado. The town has a population of approximately 9,500 people and is known for its outdoor activities, such as hunting, camping, fishing, and hiking. Rifle does not have any local political candidates running for office at this time. However, the citizens of Rifle are politically engaged and frequently discuss matters related to their city government. Issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, budgeting constraints, and the economy are common topics among residents. Local political organizations host forums for community members to voice their opinions on these matters and provide feedback to city officials. Additionally, during elections Rifle citizens turn out in high numbers to support candidates from both major parties who they believe will best represent their interests in local and state government.
The political climate in Zip 81650 (Rifle, CO) is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, CO is leaning liberal. In Garfield County, CO 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.9% to 47.6%.
Garfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81650 (Rifle, CO) is leaning conservative.
Rifle, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Glenwood Springs Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Rifle, Colorado: R r r r r d
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 81650 (Rifle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 253 contributions totaling $11,863 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $16,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)