Yuma, CO is a small rural town located on the Colorado-Nebraska border. It is home to approximately 3,000 people who are served by a local government which is focused on providing essential services for its residents. The Yuma Town Council is composed of four elected officials who oversee the many departments and agencies responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city. Local elections are held every four years and candidates have the opportunity to run for mayor, council member, and other positions. The election process encourages civic engagement as residents select candidates that best reflect their values and concerns about Yuma’s future. Additionally, numerous initiatives are put forth each year to help ensure that Yuma remains a thriving community with an abundance of resources available to its citizens.
The political climate in Yuma, CO is moderately conservative.
Yuma County, CO is very conservative. In Yuma County, CO 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 15.8%.
Yuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yuma, CO is moderately conservative.
Yuma 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.
Yuma, 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 Yuma, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $11,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)