Stonewall Gap, CO is a small rural community located in the Rocky Mountains. The town has a rich and proud history of strong local representation and decision making by its citizens. The politics in Stonewall Gap are focused on preserving the town’s character and values while striving for growth and progress within the community. With several city council meetings per year, citizens have many opportunities to voice their opinions on issues that affect them directly. Candidates for office are chosen based on their commitment to serve the public and their dedication to responsible government practices. Local elections have high voter turnout rates, which emphasizes how important politics are to the residents of Stonewall Gap.
The political climate in Stonewall Gap, CO is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Las Animas County, CO 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Las Animas county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 43.9%.
Las Animas county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stonewall Gap, CO is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas 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.
Stonewall Gap, Colorado: D d d d 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 Stonewall Gap, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)