Fruita, CO is a small city in western Colorado that has seen steady population growth over the years. The city is governed by an elected mayor and a six-member city council. Every two years, local citizens are able to elect three members to the city council which then works in tandem with the mayor to make important decisions about the future of Fruita. Some of the most pressing issues in Fruita politics include budgeting for public works and infrastructure projects, finding ways to attract businesses, and improving community sustainability efforts. Recently, local leaders have also been discussing initiatives to expand bike lanes throughout Fruita as part of an effort to encourage sustainable transportation. Additionally, there is ongoing dialogue concerning how best to promote economic development and create new job opportunities for residents while preserving the unique character of downtown Fruita.
The political climate in Fruita, CO is moderately 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
Fruita, CO is moderately 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.
Fruita, 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 Fruita, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,918 contributions totaling $182,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 771 contributions totaling $119,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)