Brandon, CO is a small but vibrant city located in central Colorado. It has a rich political history and an active community involved in local politics. The city's government consists of an elected mayor and city council who work together to meet the needs of Brandon's citizens. Local elections are held every two years for council members and mayor, allowing the citizens to have a direct say in how their community is run. Community members are encouraged to get involved in the political process by attending meetings, voicing their opinions, and voting in local elections. Brandon citizens take great pride in being involved in their local politics, which creates an environment of collaboration and mutual respect between its people.
The political climate in Brandon, CO is very conservative.
Kiowa County, CO is very conservative. In Kiowa County, CO 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kiowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.0% to 10.9%.
Kiowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brandon, CO is very conservative.
Kiowa County, Colorado 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.
Brandon, 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 Brandon, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $76 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)