The politics in Crowley County, CO are largely driven by local decisions. The county is governed by a five-member board of county commissioners, who are elected for four-year terms. The current chairman of the board is Richard Martinez. In addition to the county commission, Crowley County has an elected assessor, clerk and recorder, coroner, sheriff, and surveyor. The community also has representation in the state legislature from several representatives. The main political issue that Crowley County currently focuses on is economic development and job creation. Through a variety of initiatives such as business tax incentives and targeted infrastructure spending, the county strives to promote a vibrant economic climate while preserving its small town character. In recent years there have been several successful projects that have helped create jobs for residents and attract new businesses to the area. As Crowley County continues to develop politically, it's important that citizens become informed about local government initiatives so they can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Crowley County, CO is very conservative.
In Crowley County, CO 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crowley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.0%.
Crowley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crowley 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.
Crowley, 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 Crowley County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $2,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)