Redlands, Colorado is a small town located in Mesa County that is known for its rural landscape and small-town charm. The town has a local government system, with elected representatives serving on the Redlands City Council. The council is responsible for making decisions that affect the community, including passing laws and regulations, creating budgets for the city, and appointing department heads of various city departments. The Mayor of Redlands acts as the head of the city council and serves as an advocate for the community's interests. The citizens of Redlands get to participate in elections to decide who will represent them in local politics. Many candidates have come forward to try to become elected officials, running on platforms that focus on improving public safety, managing city finances responsibly, and keeping taxes low. Residents can stay informed about upcoming elections by attending council meetings or by following their local political candidates online or through the media. With active local representatives and engaged residents, politics in Redlands are vibrant and important to many members of this small mountain town.
The political climate in Redlands, CO is moderately conservative.
Mesa County, CO is strongly conservative. In Mesa County, CO 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mesa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.8%.
Mesa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Redlands, CO is moderately conservative.
Mesa County, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Grand Junction Metro Area is strongly 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.
Redlands, 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 Redlands, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,212 contributions totaling $321,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,162 contributions totaling $192,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)