Piedra, CO is a small bustling town in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Its citizens are passionate about their community and take an active role in local politics. There are several civic organizations that help shape the political landscape of Piedra, such as the Piedra Community Council and the Piedra City Council. These groups meet regularly to discuss and debate issues important to Piedra's citizens, such as how best to manage development, taxes, public safety, neighborhoods, and economic concerns. Local candidates also frequently come before these groups for interviews or debates on various topics. The lively debates make it clear that Piedra's residents take their roles in the political process seriously. Overall, politics in Piedra is vibrant and engaging, creating a strong sense of community spirit among its citizens.
The political climate in Piedra, CO is moderately conservative.
Hinsdale County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Hinsdale County, CO 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinsdale county remained very strongly Republican, 55.9% to 40.3%.
Hinsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Piedra, CO is moderately conservative.
Hinsdale County, Colorado 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.
Piedra, 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 Piedra, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,041 contributions totaling $59,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $35,644 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)