Cortez, Colorado is a vibrant community that takes local politics seriously. The City Council and Mayor work together to ensure the best for their citizens in this beautiful southwestern town. Through elected representatives, the people of Cortez have a voice in the shaping of their government and can work together to shape the future of their city. Issues like infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection are all discussed in the local political sphere in order to create a better future for all. Every election cycle brings new faces into office with a commitment to bringing positive change and progress to Cortez. With passionate citizens that care about their community, Cortez is sure to remain an enjoyable place to live for many years to come.
The political climate in Cortez, CO is somewhat conservative.
Montezuma County, CO is moderately conservative. In Montezuma County, CO 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montezuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 37.7%.
Montezuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cortez, CO is somewhat conservative.
Montezuma County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Cortez, 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 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 Cortez, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,307 contributions totaling $70,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $51,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)