Montezuma, CO is a small town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The local political scene in Montezuma is an interesting mix of different ideologies and opinions. It consists of several small-town city council members as well as a mayor, who are all elected by the citizens every two years. These officials work together to make policy decisions that best serve the community. The topics discussed commonly include zoning regulations, building development, and public safety initiatives. All of these important issues are debated with great enthusiasm by both candidates and citizens alike. Montezuma has a proud political tradition that surrounds each election cycle, with voters often eager to cast their votes for the candidate they believe will best serve their interests and those of their community.
The political climate in Montezuma, CO is moderately liberal.
Summit County, CO is very liberal. In Summit County, CO 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 28.8%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montezuma, CO is moderately liberal.
Summit County, Colorado is very liberal.
Breckenridge Metro Area is very 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.
Montezuma, Colorado: d D D D D 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 Montezuma, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 663 contributions totaling $45,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $33,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)