The town of Ordway, CO is a small rural community located in the southeastern corner of the state. While it may seem like a sleepy little town to outsiders, politics are still an important part of life here. Ordway has a long and proud history of upholding conservative values while also embracing progressive ideals. The local government is composed of a mayor and five council members who are democratically elected by the citizens every four years. These representatives work tirelessly to address quality of life issues, promote economic development, advocate for environmental sustainability, and ensure public safety. Community engagement in Ordway is high, with numerous groups and organizations participating in both local and state-level political activities. The residents of this small Colorado town take pride in their ability to come together to ensure their voices are heard through their democratic process.
The political climate in Ordway, CO is moderately conservative.
Crowley County, CO is very conservative. In Crowley County, CO 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crowley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.0%.
Crowley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ordway, CO is moderately conservative.
Crowley County, Colorado 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.
Ordway, 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 Ordway, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $13 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)