Sterling, Colorado is a small city located in Northeastern Colorado. It has a rich political history, with multiple organizations actively engaging with the local community on issues that matter to them. Recently, the Sterling Town Council passed an ordinance increasing the minimum wage for all city employees and contractors. The move was widely praised by local residents, as it will help lift many families out of poverty and promote greater economic stability in the town. Additionally, several local political candidates have been campaigning vigorously for offices in Sterling and Logan County. These individuals are passionate about improving the quality of life for their constituents and working to create a stronger community. With their energy and dedication, they are sure to bring about positive change if elected.
The political climate in Sterling, CO is moderately conservative.
Logan County, CO is very conservative. In Logan County, CO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.1%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sterling, CO is moderately conservative.
Logan County, Colorado is very conservative.
Sterling 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.
Sterling, 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 Sterling, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 218 contributions totaling $5,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 356 contributions totaling $160,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)