The Pueblo, CO Metro Area is an active community when it comes to politics. There are several local political organizations in the area, such as the Pueblo County Democratic Party and the Pueblo Republican Assembly, which are dedicated to advocating for their respective political platforms. Community members often take part in local elections by voting for various candidates running for office, ranging from City Council members to County Commissioners. Although population numbers are not included here, according to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates in 2019, over 166,000 people live in Pueblo County alone. The area's residents also participate in state-wide initiatives such as ballot measures and referendums that can have a direct impact on the lives of those who live there. Overall, local politics play an important role in shaping the future of this vibrant and diverse region.
The political climate in Pueblo Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Pueblo Metro Area 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Pueblo metro area flipped slightly Democratic, 49.6% to 47.9%.
The Pueblo metro area flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pueblo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Pueblo, Colorado: D d D D r 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 Pueblo Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,675 contributions totaling $305,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,733 contributions totaling $364,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)