Colorado City, TX is a small town in west Texas with a population of 3,944. It has a mayor-council form of government and three council members elected to two year terms. In recent years there have been several local political candidates running for various offices in the city. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety have been important topics during this election season. The citizens of Colorado City are passionate about their community and take an active role in their local politics by attending town meetings and debates to stay informed on the issues that affect them most. All candidates have been engaging with the residents to discuss their policies and visions for the city's future, making sure everyone's voice is heard when it comes to deciding the path forward for Colorado City.
The political climate in Colorado City, TX is moderately conservative.
Mitchell County, TX is very conservative. In Mitchell County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 15.4%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colorado City, TX is moderately conservative.
Mitchell County, Texas is very conservative.
Texas is leaning conservative.
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.
Colorado City, Texas: 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 Colorado City, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)