Collbran, CO is a small town in western Colorado with an active and engaged political culture. Although the population of Collbran is relatively small, the local citizens are passionate about politics and are eager to make their voices heard. The town’s mayor is elected by the voters every four years, and all registered voters in Collbran have a say in who local government officials should be. During election season, candidates throughout the region hold forums and debates to discuss their ideas for improving the community and influencing change. Local events are also organized to encourage voter turnout and ensure that all citizens have the opportunity to express their opinions before casting their ballots on election day. With such an active political atmosphere, it’s no wonder why Collbran continues to be a vibrant place where people can engage in meaningful civic discourse.
The political climate in Collbran, CO is strongly 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
Collbran, CO is strongly 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.
Collbran, 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 Collbran, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $7,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)