Atwood, CO is a small town located in the Rockies with an estimated population of 1200 people. The local politics of Atwood are mostly dominated by the conservative values of its residents. There is a focus on low taxes and limited government involvement in personal matters. Local elections usually involve the same few candidates from the same party, as there is often not enough political diversity to create any significant competition. The mayor is typically elected by majority vote and then serves for an extended term until re-election. Some popular issues addressed by local politicians include preserving the natural environment and promoting economic growth through small business incentives.
The political climate in Atwood, CO is very 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
Atwood, CO is very 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.
Atwood, 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 Atwood, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)