Rio Grande County is located in the beautiful San Luis Valley of Colorado. It has a diverse population, with many people from different backgrounds and experiences. As such, Rio Grande has a vibrant political landscape, with local candidates striving to represent the needs of their constituents. Local candidates in Rio Grande County are focused on creating an economy that provides opportunities for all citizens; improving infrastructure; and protecting the environment, with an emphasis on renewable energy sources. They also strive to ensure public safety and keep taxes low for residents. With such a wide range of issues being addressed by local politicians in Rio Grande County, it's important for voters to stay informed about the candidates' policies and platforms to make sure they cast their vote wisely during upcoming elections.
The political climate in Rio Grande County, CO is moderately conservative.
In Rio Grande County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Grande county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 39.6%.
Rio Grande county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rio Grande County, CO is moderately 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.
Rio Grande, 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 Rio Grande County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $23,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $21,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)