Kiowa County is located in the central part of Colorado, and it has a rich history when it comes to politics. The county is home to several small towns and communities who have their own local governments. The county itself is governed by a three-member Board of County Commissioners elected by the citizens of Kiowa County. They are responsible for setting policy and adopting budgets, which are then enforced throughout the county. The county also elects representatives for both the House and Senate at the state level. In addition to political representation from within the county, Kiowa residents can also choose to vote in elections at the national level as well. All of these factors contribute to Kiowa having an active and engaged political climate that ensures that all citizens' voices can be heard.
The political climate in Kiowa County, CO is very conservative.
In Kiowa County, CO 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kiowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.0% to 10.9%.
Kiowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kiowa 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.
Kiowa, 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 Kiowa County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 152 contributions totaling $1,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $1,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)