These Are The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Colorado

Well that was one heck of a nomination process for the Republican Party. Never in my life time have I see anything like it — given that’s a relatively short lifetime, but who’s counting?

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

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

In order to do so, we turned our sites on measuring how each city in Colorado with populations greater than 5,000 voted in 2012. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted republican in 2012 were crowned the most conservative cities in the state:

1. Craig (Photos)
2. Delta (Photos)
3. Sterling (Photos)
4. Montrose (Photos)
5. Lamar (Photos)
6. Fruita (Photos)
7. Grand Junction (Photos)
8. Woodland Park (Photos)
9. Castle Pines
10. Parker (Photos)

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.

How we determined the most Conservative cities in Colorado

We started by making a list of every place in Colorado over 5,000 people based on the 2014 American Community Survey that aren’t ‘CDPs’. That left us with more than 74 places in Colorado.

We then measured the voting record and census data to determine which cities lean the most rightwing in their allegiances. Basically, what percentage of a city voted conservative in the 2012 elecetion?

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 74, and the winner is ‘The Most Conservative City in Colorado.’

Let’s go through these conservative places, shall we?

1. Craig

Population: 8,983
Percent Conservative: 76.12%

2. Delta

Population: 8,779
Percent Conservative: 68.54%

3. Sterling

Population: 14,046
Percent Conservative: 67.72%

4. Montrose

Population: 18,970
Percent Conservative: 67.32%

5. Lamar

Population: 7,744
Percent Conservative: 66.42%

6. Fruita

Population: 12,750
Percent Conservative: 65.08%

7. Grand Junction

Population: 59,945
Percent Conservative: 65.08%

8. Woodland Park

Population: 7,155
Percent Conservative: 64.91%

9. Castle Pines

Population: 10,399
Percent Conservative: 62.11%

10. Parker

Population: 47,342
Percent Conservative: 62.11%

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds

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

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

1. Denver
2. Boulder
3. Superior

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Detailed List Of The Most Conservative Cities In Colorado