The politics of the Cañon City, CO Metro Area are largely determined by local officials and state representatives. The area is represented in the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives by two senators and three representatives, respectively. With an estimated population of roughly 15,000 residents as of 2020, the city is a small but important part of Colorado's political landscape. Additionally, mayor Preston Troutman and the City Council play a major role in setting local policy on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements and quality-of-life initiatives for its citizens. In recent years, Cañon City has seen significant growth in both population and job opportunities, which has led to increased voter engagement in local elections. As such, it is important for voters to stay informed on the latest news regarding community issues so they can make educated decisions when voting for their preferred candidates in local elections.
The political climate in Canon City Metro Area is very conservative.
In Canon City Metro Area 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, the Canon City metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.8%.
The Canon City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Canon City, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Canon City Metro Area
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)