The politics in Wiggins, Colorado are governed by the town’s city council. The council consists of five members that are elected into office every two years. Each member is responsible for a specific area of governance, such as public safety or public works. The mayor is also chosen by the city council and serves a four-year term. All decisions made by the council must be approved by majority vote before they become binding. Town meetings are held on a regular basis to give members of the community a chance to provide input on important matters before the city council makes its final decision. It is through these meetings that citizens can have their say in how their local government operates and have an impact on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Wiggins, CO is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, CO is very conservative. In Morgan County, CO 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wiggins, CO is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, Colorado is very conservative.
Fort Morgan 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.
Wiggins, 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 Wiggins, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $2,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)