Bent County, CO is an area with deep political roots. Home to more than 15,000 residents, the county is divided into two different areas - Urban and Rural. Each of these areas has their own local politics which often differ from one another. The Urban area of Bent County typically votes for Democratic candidates while the Rural area typically votes for Republican ones. There are multiple local political organizations in each area that work to inform the public about various topics ranging from taxes to civil rights. Many of these organizations also hold rallies and events designed to educate citizens on various issues and encourage them to get involved in the political process. Ultimately, politics in Bent County, CO have a strong influence on how laws are created and enforced within the county's boundaries.
The political climate in Bent County, CO is very conservative.
In Bent County, CO 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 32.2%.
Bent county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bent 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.
Bent, 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 Bent County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $4,959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $6,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)