Cattle Creek, CO is a small rural town in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The population of Cattle Creek is approximately 2,500 people, and while it may be small in size, the residents take politics seriously. The local political scene has some passionate candidates for several offices including Mayor and City Council members. Currently there are five candidates running for the roles of Mayor and City Council members; they all share a passion for making Cattle Creek a better place to live. These candidates come from all walks of life and hold different views on how to move forward with the development of their community. They strive to better the lives of their constituents by focusing on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental conservation. Residents have been actively engaging with the candidates through debates, meetings, rallies, interviews, and more. Ultimately, they hope that these efforts will lead to a better future for their beloved town of Cattle Creek.
The political climate in Cattle Creek, CO is leaning liberal.
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
Cattle Creek, CO is leaning liberal.
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.
Cattle Creek, 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 Cattle Creek, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,314 contributions totaling $1,271,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 553 contributions totaling $369,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $668 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)