Morgan County is a relatively small county located in Colorado, with a population of around 19,000. The county has its own government and elected officials responsible for making decisions that affect the citizens’ lives. The local political candidates running for various offices include the Sheriff, County Commissioner, Clerk and Recorder, Assessor, and Treasurer. All of these positions are important in managing the finances and providing services to residents of Morgan County. Some of the issues that local politicians have addressed in recent years include public transportation options, economic growth initiatives, and providing access to health care services. The candidates running for these positions have diverse backgrounds and have different views on how to best address these issues. They must also ensure that their actions support both short-term needs as well as long-term goals for a thriving community. Residents of Morgan County can look forward to vibrant campaigns with many qualified local political candidates who will make sure to represent their interests.
The political climate in Morgan County, CO is very conservative.
In Morgan County, CO 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.2%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morgan County, CO is very conservative.
Fort Morgan 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.
Morgan, 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 Morgan County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $9,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $101,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)