Politics in Morrison, CO are centered around the town's local government. The town is run by a small council of elected officials who make decisions about the budget, laws, and other policies that affect the community. On the state level, Morrison residents are represented in both Colorado's Senate and House of Representatives by their local legislators. Additionally, Morrison participates in national elections for president and other federal offices. Voting is an important part of maintaining the current system of government in Morrison and all citizens over 18 have the right to vote in local, state, and federal elections. The most recent election saw some changes with two new members being sworn into office on the town council while there were also numerous candidates running for various positions on the state level. As a result of this vibrant democratic process, people in Morrison continue to come together to help shape their own future through their political actions.
The political climate in Morrison, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morrison, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Morrison, Colorado: r r d d d D
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 Morrison, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,444 contributions totaling $783,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,195 contributions totaling $411,813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)