Rocky Ford, CO is a small town located in Otero County. It has a population of around 3,912 people according to the 2018 US Census, and the majority of its citizens have deep roots in the area with many generations living there. The local politics are mainly concerned with improving the quality of life for all Rocky Ford residents. The current mayor is Joy Stavely, who has served in her position since 2013. She works tirelessly to ensure that the needs of her constituents are met, and she is passionate about creating a better future for Rocky Ford. There are several other political figures who have been elected by the citizens of Rocky Ford including Otero County Commissioner Leslie Shirley and Colorado State Representative Jim Riesberg. All three individuals work diligently to create policies that reflect the values and interests of their constituents. Together they strive to make Rocky Ford a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 81067 (Rocky Ford, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Otero County, CO is moderately conservative. In Otero County, CO 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otero county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Otero county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81067 (Rocky Ford, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Rocky Ford, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Otero County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Rocky Ford, 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 81067 (Rocky Ford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $5,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)