Paonia, Colorado is a small town located in Delta County and is known for its agricultural heritage. The decision-making of the local government is overseen by a five-member Town Board of Trustees, which has political candidates running for election every two years. The local elections typically focus on community development, economic growth initiatives, and budgeting decisions. Paonia residents are well engaged in the political process and have consistently attended to their civic duties by participating in local government meetings. Residents take pride in having a say in how their town is run, helping preserve the small-town charm of Paonia for future generations.
The political climate in Paonia, CO is strongly conservative.
Delta County, CO is very conservative. In Delta County, CO 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.4%.
Delta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paonia, CO is strongly conservative.
Delta 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.
Paonia, 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 Paonia, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 767 contributions totaling $50,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $10,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)