Grand Junction, CO (81501) is a vibrant city located in the heart of Western Colorado. It is home to the state's largest university and boasts a strong economy with diverse cultural offerings. Politically, Grand Junction is heavily conservative, leaning towards Republican candidates in local and national elections. The city council has five members who are elected at-large on a nonpartisan basis. Grand Junction voters have recently elected conservative candidates to fill two of those positions, indicating a tendency towards more traditionally right-wing policies on issues such as taxation and government spending. Voter turnout for elections in Grand Junction is relatively low compared to other cities in Colorado; however, this may be partly because so few races are contested in the city’s predominantly one-party system. The political landscape of Grand Junction continues to be shaped by its history as an agricultural center and mining town. Despite the occasional contentious debate between liberals and conservatives, most people in the area remain committed to creating a positive environment for growth and development that can benefit all members of their community.
The political climate in Zip 81501 (Grand Junction, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Mesa County, CO is strongly conservative. In Mesa County, CO 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mesa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 34.8%.
Mesa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81501 (Grand Junction, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Grand Junction, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Mesa County, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Grand Junction Metro Area is strongly 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.
Grand Junction, 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 zip 81501 (Grand Junction)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $32,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $33,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)