Carbondale, CO is a small town situated in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Although it is relatively small, Carbondale has an active political climate. Local elections are held on a regular basis to elect city council members, county commissioners, and other offices to govern the community. Civic engagement is encouraged among all citizens and there are many opportunities to get involved with local government. Residents of Carbondale have a wide variety of opinions on important issues that affect their community, such as education, economic development, transportation, and environmental protection. The town's leadership works diligently to create policies that will benefit the whole community while also taking into consideration the diverse opinions from both sides of the political spectrum. Through active participation in elections and local meetings residents can help shape the future of Carbondale for generations to come.
The political climate in Carbondale, CO is leaning liberal.
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
Carbondale, CO is leaning liberal.
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.
Carbondale, 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 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 Carbondale, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,159 contributions totaling $1,172,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $213,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)