The small town of Yuma, Colorado is situated in the eastern corner of the state and has a population of around 3,500. It is a rural community, and its residents are known for their friendly hospitality. The politics in Yuma are very much focused on local issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and maintaining a good quality of life for citizens. In recent elections, there have been many candidates running for office who are focused on these local concerns. Prominent figures in the political process include Mayor Robert Barnes and City Council Members Jerry Evans and Richard Rogers. These individuals work hard to ensure that Yuma remains a vibrant and prosperous community that is attractive to current and future generations.
The political climate in Zip 80759 (Yuma, CO) is strongly 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 80759 (Yuma, CO) is strongly conservative.
Yuma, Colorado is strongly 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.
Yuma, 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 80759 (Yuma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $11,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)