Conejos, Colorado is a small town located in the south central part of the state. The town has a rich history and is home to many diverse cultures and backgrounds. Politically, Conejos is primarily a rural community, with Republicans being the dominant political party. Republican candidates have held most local offices for many years, and continue to be popular among residents. However, there are also several independents who have successfully been elected to local offices in recent years. As such, Conejos' politics remain diverse and interesting with both Republicans and independents having support from local voters. With an increasing population growth in recent years, it's expected that this trend will continue into the future as more voices join the dialogue on what type of leadership best serves the town now and into the future.
The political climate in Conejos, CO is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, CO is leaning conservative. In Conejos County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Conejos county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Conejos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Conejos, CO is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Conejos, Colorado: r d D d 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 Conejos, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)