The Craig, CO Metro Area is a bustling community with a wide range of political views. Locally, there are several different options for those wishing to get involved in politics. The most prominent local political organizations are the Moffat County Republicans and the Moffat County Democrats. Both parties work hard to bring their respective positions to the table and ensure that the people of Craig have their voices heard on important issues. There are also a number of independent-minded individuals who choose to speak up and take action on issues they feel strongly about. No matter what political party you may align yourself with, or if you prefer no affiliation at all, it's clear that there is plenty of enthusiasm and energy surrounding politics in Craig.
The political climate in Craig Metro Area is very conservative.
In Craig Metro Area 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Craig metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.1%.
The Craig metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Craig Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Craig, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Craig Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $7,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $29,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)