Politics in the small town of Wray, CO (Zipcode 80758) are mainly focused on local issues such as economic development, infrastructure and public safety. The town is represented in the Colorado General Assembly by Republican Representative Jon Becker and Democratic Senator Leroy Garcia. Together, they work to advocate for their constituents and ensure adequate representation for the people of Wray. The Mayor of Wray is currently Gail Mershon, who was elected in 2020 after a successful campaign. She has made it her mission to improve the quality of life in Wray through initiatives such as securing financial support for renovations to the community center and increasing public access to recreational activities. Additionally, she has been vocal about her support for small businesses and protecting local natural resources.
The political climate in Zip 80758 (Wray, CO) is very conservative.
Yuma County, CO is very conservative. In Yuma County, CO 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yuma county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 15.8%.
Yuma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80758 (Wray, CO) is very conservative.
Wray, Colorado is very conservative.
Yuma County, Colorado is very conservative.
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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.
Wray, 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 80758 (Wray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 660 contributions totaling $15,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $9,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)