The town of Mancos, located in Montezuma County, Colorado, is a small community with a population that fluctuates just over 1,000. Despite it's size, Mancos is deeply rooted in politics. The town operates under a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and six trustees elected at large to 4 year terms. There are also a number of local political committees which focus on specific issues such as economic development and environmental protection. These committees are made up of citizens who are committed to creating positive change in the community. The town also has its own nonpartisan political organization called the Mancos Area Democrats which advocate for progressive initiatives in the area and support local candidates running for office. All these efforts have kept Mancos as an active participant in the democratic process.
The political climate in Mancos, CO is moderately conservative.
Montezuma County, CO is moderately conservative. In Montezuma County, CO 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montezuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 37.7%.
Montezuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mancos, CO is moderately conservative.
Montezuma County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Mancos, 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 Mancos, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 379 contributions totaling $37,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $34,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)