Fort Morgan, Colorado is a city located in Morgan County and has many politics that affect its residents. The mayor of Fort Morgan is Ron Shaver, who is elected to serve a four-year term. In addition to the mayor, the city council is made up of seven members including the mayor, each elected for four-year terms. The City Council meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month to discuss and vote on important issues that affect Fort Morgan. Every two years there is an election for Mayor and City Council which allows citizens to have their voices heard about who should represent them at City Hall. Additionally, the county commissioner elections provide a platform for local citizens to make their voices heard regarding countywide concerns. Political engagement in Fort Morgan ensures that citizens are making informed decisions about which candidates they can trust to represent their best interests when it comes to local policymaking.
The political climate in Fort Morgan, CO is moderately conservative.
Morgan County, CO is very conservative. In Morgan County, CO 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Morgan, CO is moderately conservative.
Morgan County, Colorado is very conservative.
Fort Morgan Metro Area 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.
Fort Morgan, 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 Fort Morgan, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $2,458 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $58,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)