Antonito, CO is a small town located in the south of Colorado. It has been home to a diverse and vibrant political culture for centuries. Local political issues are generally centered around issues such as taxation, infrastructure improvements, and education. Recently, the Antonito Town Council has proposed several tax hikes to help fund essential city services such as fire protection and street repairs. The mayor and other local leaders have also been vocal about their support for greater investment in public schools so that families can receive world-class education opportunities in their own backyard. With seven Town Council members representing the interests of the people of Antonito, there are plenty of opportunities for residents to become involved in local politics.
The political climate in Antonito, CO is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, CO is leaning conservative. In Conejos County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Conejos county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Conejos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Antonito, CO is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Antonito, Colorado: r d D d 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 Antonito, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)