Redstone, CO is a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado with a population of around 5,000 people. Politically, Redstone leans slightly to the right as it is part of Eagle County which has been historically conservative for generations. The local politics in Redstone are dominated by the Republican Party which holds all three seats on the town council and both state representatives representing Redstone are Republican as well. In spite of this, there are plenty of Democrats and Independents who are actively involved in political issues in the town. Every election season is an exciting time for locals to come together and discuss their different views on important issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Redstone, CO is somewhat liberal.
Pitkin County, CO is very liberal. In Pitkin County, CO 75.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pitkin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.2% to 23.2%.
Pitkin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Redstone, CO is somewhat liberal.
Pitkin County, Colorado is very liberal.
Glenwood Springs Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Redstone, Colorado: D D 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 Redstone, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,159 contributions totaling $1,172,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $213,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)