Crawford, CO is a small rural mountain town situated in the Gunnison National Forest. It is home to a tight-knit community of hardworking people who value their independence and self-reliance. Politically, the town has typically voted Democratic in local elections, with most candidates sharing similar views on important issues such as protecting the environment and investing in infrastructure. Local candidates have focused on promoting economic development while preserving Crawford’s unique character and historic buildings. The town also seeks to ensure that agricultural resources are sustainably managed so that they can be provided to future generations of Crawford residents. In addition, local leaders have worked diligently to promote renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and biomass throughout the community. Overall, local politics in Crawford focuses on maintaining a high quality of life for everyone who lives there while striving for progress and growth.
The political climate in Crawford, CO is strongly conservative.
Delta County, CO is very conservative. In Delta County, CO 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.4%.
Delta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crawford, CO is strongly conservative.
Delta County, Colorado is very 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.
Crawford, 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 Crawford, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $30,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $8,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)