Clifton, CO is a small town located in the state of Colorado. The politics in Clifton are mainly focused on local issues such as infrastructure, education and public safety. In recent years, the town has been working to create more jobs and economic opportunities for its residents while still maintaining its rural character. The local government is made up of a mayor and several city council members who work together to make decisions about the budget, taxes, zoning regulations and other important matters. The Mayor and City Council are elected every four years by the citizens of Clifton. There are various political parties in Clifton representing different views on important issues facing the community. As with any small town, it is important for citizens to become involved in their local politics so that their voices can be heard when decisions are being made about the future of their community.
The political climate in Clifton, CO is somewhat conservative.
Mesa County, CO is strongly conservative. In Mesa County, CO 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mesa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.8%.
Mesa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton, CO is somewhat conservative.
Mesa County, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Grand Junction Metro Area is strongly 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.
Clifton, 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 Clifton, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 891 contributions totaling $28,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 478 contributions totaling $56,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)