The small town of Montrose, CO (zip code 81403) has a strong sense of community and is home to several local political organizations. The City Council sets the policies that shape the future of Montrose, which are voted on by elected officials who represent their constituents. Residents can also be involved with city government by attending local meetings and voicing their opinions. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to vote in local elections and support candidates who share their views. Through these avenues, Montrose residents have the power to shape the direction of their community and participate in its political process.
The political climate in Zip 81403 (Montrose, CO) is strongly conservative.
Montrose County, CO is very conservative. In Montrose County, CO 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montrose county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.8%.
Montrose county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81403 (Montrose, CO) is strongly conservative.
Montrose, Colorado is strongly conservative.
Montrose County, Colorado is very conservative.
Montrose 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.
Montrose, 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 81403 (Montrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 531 contributions totaling $33,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $40,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)