Dolores County is a rural county located in the state of Colorado. It's political landscape consists of local representatives and various elected officials who work together to ensure that the county provides quality services and furthers its goals. Dolores County has been home to political figures from both major parties and other smaller ones, allowing for collaborative efforts on many issues facing the county. The members of the local government are dedicated to working with citizens to create an environment that is beneficial for all residents. With their focus on creating a safe and prosperous community, they strive to make Dolores County an attractive place to live, work, and visit.
The political climate in Dolores County, CO is very conservative.
In Dolores County, CO 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dolores county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.5%.
Dolores county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dolores County, CO is very conservative.
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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.
Dolores, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Dolores County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $6,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $1,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)