Penrose, CO is a small town located in Fremont County. It has a supportive and close-knit community that is proud of its local politics. While the town does not have any local political candidates, the residents of Penrose are actively engaged with their government. They attend Town Hall meetings to discuss important issues and stay informed about current events in their area. Local representatives from Fremont County visit the town regularly to hear citizens’ concerns and answer questions. The residents of Penrose have an appreciation for the importance of civic engagement and they take part in various activities that help shape public opinion on current initiatives. From organizing rallies to attending debates, Penrose residents are committed to upholding their duties as citizens and making sure their voices are heard by their local government.
The political climate in Penrose, CO is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, CO is very conservative. In Fremont County, CO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.8%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Penrose, CO is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, Colorado is very conservative.
Canon City Metro Area 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.
Penrose, 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 Penrose, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $6,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $8,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)