Catherine, CO is a small town located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Although it has a small population, politics still play an important role in the community. Local elections are held annually to determine the mayor and members of the city council. These elected officials make decisions on matters such as zoning and taxation that affect all residents in the area. The political process also allows for individuals to voice their opinions on different issues that are important to them. Decisions made by local decision makers shape Catherine into what it is today and will continue to do so in the future.
The political climate in Catherine, CO is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, CO is leaning liberal. In Garfield County, CO 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.9% to 47.6%.
Garfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Catherine, CO is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Glenwood Springs Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Catherine, Colorado: R r r r r d
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 Catherine, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,159 contributions totaling $1,172,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $213,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)