The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Colorado For 2023


The most conservative cities in Colorado are Craig and Sterling for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Nick Johnson | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: November 3, 2023

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Colorado would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Centennial State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Colorado with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.

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The 10 most conservative places in Colorado for 2023

  1. Craig
  2. Sterling
  3. Lamar
  4. Fort Morgan
  5. Brush
  6. Delta
  7. Montrose
  8. Woodland Park
  9. Fruita
  10. Grand Junction

If you’re wondering, Denver is the most liberal city in Colorado of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Colorado.

Additional reading about Colorado and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Colorado For 2023

1. Craig

Craig, CO

Source: Wikipedia User Jeffrey Beall | CC BY 3.0

Percent Republican: 80.7%
More on Craig: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Sterling

Sterling, CO

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 76.8%
More on Sterling: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Lamar

Lamar, CO

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 72.1%
More on Lamar: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan, CO

Source: Wikipedia User Jeffrey Beall | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 69.8%
More on Fort Morgan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Brush

Brush, CO

Source: Flickr User Jeffrey Beall | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 69.8%
More on Brush: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Delta

Delta, CO

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 67.5%
More on Delta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Montrose

Montrose, CO

Source: Wikipedia User Felipecbg at English Wikipedia | GFDL

Percent Republican: 67.3%
More on Montrose: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Woodland Park

Woodland Park, CO

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 66.4%
More on Woodland Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Fruita

Fruita, CO

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 62.8%
More on Fruita: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Grand Junction

Grand Junction, CO

Source: Wikipedia User Eleaf | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 62.8%
More on Grand Junction: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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How we determined the most conservative cities in Colorado for 2023

To find the most conservative places in Colorado, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Colorado over 5,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 78 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 78 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Craig, is “The Most Conservative City in Colorado For 2023”. The most liberal place in Colorado was Denver.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Colorado.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Colorado

Well, there you have it, the places in Colorado that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Craig ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Colorado:

  1. Denver
  2. Lafayette
  3. Boulder

For more Colorado reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Colorado

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Craig, CO 9,026 80.7%
2 Sterling, CO 13,976 76.8%
3 Lamar, CO 7,636 72.1%
4 Fort Morgan, CO 11,483 69.8%
5 Brush, CO 5,323 69.8%
6 Delta, CO 9,036 67.5%
7 Montrose, CO 20,098 67.3%
8 Woodland Park, CO 7,854 66.4%
9 Fruita, CO 13,296 62.8%
10 Grand Junction, CO 65,067 62.8%
11 La Junta, CO 7,282 60.1%
12 Cortez, CO 8,742 60.0%
13 Severance, CO 7,691 57.6%
14 Northglenn, CO 37,899 57.6%
15 Firestone, CO 15,949 57.6%
16 Berthoud, CO 10,188 57.6%
17 Milliken, CO 8,122 57.6%
18 Longmont, CO 98,789 57.6%
19 Brighton, CO 39,895 57.6%
20 Lochbuie, CO 7,730 57.6%
21 Thornton, CO 140,538 57.6%
22 Erie, CO 29,367 57.6%
23 Windsor, CO 31,972 57.6%
24 Evans, CO 21,727 57.6%
25 Dacono, CO 6,084 57.6%
26 Frederick, CO 14,127 57.6%
27 John, CO 16,596 57.6%
28 Greeley, CO 107,014 57.6%
29 Eaton, CO 5,648 57.6%
30 Fort Lupton, CO 7,947 57.6%
31 Trinidad, CO 8,318 53.8%
32 Colorado Springs, CO 475,282 53.5%
33 Fountain, CO 29,495 53.5%
34 Monument, CO 10,026 53.5%
35 Littleton, CO 45,465 52.4%
36 Castle Rock, CO 71,037 52.4%
37 Parker, CO 57,311 52.4%
38 Lone Tree, CO 13,701 52.4%
39 Aurora, CO 383,496 52.4%
40 Castle Pines, CO 11,296 52.4%
41 Alamosa, CO 9,704 48.8%
42 Pueblo, CO 111,424 47.8%
43 Glenwood Springs, CO 10,017 47.6%
44 Carbondale, CO 6,464 47.6%
45 Rifle, CO 10,325 47.6%
46 Salida, CO 5,671 45.4%
47 Timnath, CO 6,289 40.8%
48 Fort Collins, CO 166,788 40.8%
49 Wellington, CO 10,769 40.8%
50 Loveland, CO 75,938 40.8%
51 Estes Park, CO 5,942 40.8%
52 Arvada, CO 122,903 40.4%
53 Westminster, CO 115,535 40.4%
54 Federal Heights, CO 14,111 40.4%
55 Commerce City, CO 61,516 40.4%
56 Durango, CO 18,953 39.9%
57 Lakewood, CO 155,608 39.3%
58 Superior, CO 13,283 39.3%
59 Wheat Ridge, CO 32,340 39.3%
60 Golden, CO 20,041 39.3%
61 Edgewater, CO 5,047 39.3%
62 Englewood, CO 33,500 36.4%
63 Greenwood Village, CO 15,548 36.4%
64 Sheridan, CO 6,090 36.4%
65 Centennial, CO 107,972 36.4%
66 Cherry Hills Village, CO 6,426 36.4%
67 Steamboat Springs, CO 13,193 35.1%
68 Broomfield, CO 72,697 34.9%
69 Eagle, CO 7,420 33.9%
70 Gypsum, CO 8,047 33.9%
71 Avon, CO 6,209 33.9%
72 Gunnison, CO 6,459 33.4%
73 Breckenridge, CO 5,086 28.8%
74 Aspen, CO 7,019 23.2%
75 Louisville, CO 21,091 20.6%
76 Boulder, CO 104,930 20.6%
77 Lafayette, CO 30,307 20.6%
78 Denver, CO 706,799 18.2%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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