The politics in Edwards, Colorado Metro Area are generally conservative and the majority of voters typically vote Republican. Located in Eagle County, Edwards is home to a diverse population of families and individuals who are passionate about local issues and staying informed on current political events. The area is represented by various elected officials at the local, state, and national level. These include representatives from both major political parties in the House of Representatives, two Senators, a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor, an Attorney General, and many other state elected officials. It is important for residents to stay engaged with their local representatives to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important policy decisions.
The political climate in Edwards Metro Area is strongly liberal.
In Edwards Metro Area 63.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Edwards metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.8% to 33.9%.
The Edwards metro area voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edwards Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Edwards, Colorado: r d D D D D
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 Edwards Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,586 contributions totaling $1,510,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,854 contributions totaling $860,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)