Monument, CO is a small town located in the foothills of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The town has a rich political history, with its citizens being passionate about local and national issues. In recent years, Monument has seen an influx of people moving to the area due to its proximity to major cities and the beauty of its surroundings. As such, Monument's population continues to grow and with it, public interest in local politics. Recently the town has had several hotly contested races for mayor and city council members with passionate voices on both sides fighting for the future of their beloved town. With each election cycle residents are encouraged to get involved and make their voices heard through voting or other means of civic engagement. Regardless of which candidate emerges victorious from any given race, it is clear that Monument is a city full of engaged citizens who are passionate about making sure their voices are heard in local politics and ensuring that their community progresses forward into the future.
The political climate in Monument, CO is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, CO is somewhat conservative. In El Paso County, CO 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained strongly Republican, 53.5% to 42.7%.
El Paso county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monument, CO is somewhat conservative.
El Paso County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Colorado Springs Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Monument, 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 Monument, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,238 contributions totaling $277,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,831 contributions totaling $672,943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)