The town of Colorado City, Texas is located in Mitchell County and the zip code 79512. It is a small rural town with a population of just over 3,000 people. The majority of the population are white, with about one-quarter of the population being Hispanic or Latino. Colorado City is primarily Republican in political affiliation. The current mayor is Steve White, who has been in office since 2016. Local politics in Colorado City focuses on providing efficient services to its citizens while keeping taxes low and creating economic opportunities for its residents. There has also been a focus on maintaining the rich cultural identity of the area by preserving historical sites and promoting local arts and music events. Recent initiatives have included enhanced infrastructure investment for improved internet access and increased recreational opportunities such as parks, trails, and sports facilities. With its rich culture, strong values, and supportive community spirit, Colorado City remains an attractive place to live.
The political climate in Zip 79512 (Colorado City, TX) is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, TX is very conservative. In Mitchell County, TX 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 15.4%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79512 (Colorado City, TX) is strongly conservative.
Colorado City, Texas is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, Texas is very conservative.
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Texas is leaning conservative.
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.
Colorado City, Texas: 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 79512 (Colorado City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)