Akron, CO is a small town located in the eastern part of Colorado. The town has a rich history that dates back to the 1800s, when it was first settled by homesteaders. Today, the population of Akron is approximately 1,000 people and is largely rural in nature, with many farms and ranches dotting the landscape. The town also boasts some impressive historical sites and attractions such as the historic Sandstone Park Museum and Fort Vasquez. Politically, Akron is a purple county and has voted for both Republican and Democratic candidates in recent elections. In particular, people in Akron pay close attention to issues related to farming, water rights and conservation. Though there are no local political candidates from Akron itself, this community still takes an active interest in local politics and often participates in forums and discussions about important issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Akron, CO is moderately conservative.
Washington County, CO is very conservative. In Washington County, CO 12.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Akron, CO is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Colorado 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.
Akron, 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 Akron, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)