Westcliffe, CO is a small town located in the Wet Mountain Valley of Colorado. Despite its small population, the town is very politically active. Westcliffe citizens are passionate about their local politics and take great pride in having a say in their community. The town typically has several candidates running for office, all of whom have different views on how to best address the issues that are most important to the people of Westcliffe. Local elections draw large crowds of voters eager to make their voice heard and choose who they think should be representing them in local government. Candidates have included people from both political parties, as well as independent candidates with unique ideas about how to move Westcliffe forward. On election day, residents cast their ballots for the candidate that they believe will best serve their interests and represent them on issues such as taxes, education, health care, public safety, and economic development.
The political climate in Westcliffe, CO is strongly conservative.
Custer County, CO is very conservative. In Custer County, CO 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 30.6%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westcliffe, CO is strongly conservative.
Custer 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.
Westcliffe, 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 Westcliffe, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 786 contributions totaling $30,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $7,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)