Fremont County, Colorado is a rural area located in the southeastern portion of the state. It is home to a population of over 24,000 people and is known for its rich cultural heritage. In terms of politics, Fremont County has historically been a largely rural Republican stronghold. However, in recent years, Democrats have begun to make inroads into the county as more progressive viewpoints have become prevalent throughout the state. Local races for offices such as Sheriff and Treasurer tend to be highly competitive and often feature multiple candidates during election season. These local elections are especially important as they decide who will administer government services in Fremont County on an everyday basis. Voters here take their civic duty very seriously and turn out to cast their ballots in large numbers come election day.
The political climate in Fremont County, CO is very conservative.
In Fremont County, CO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fremont County, CO is very conservative.
Canon City Metro Area is very 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.
Fremont, 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 Fremont County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,328 contributions totaling $76,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 518 contributions totaling $64,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)