Breckenridge, CO is a vibrant mountain town located in beautiful Summit County. The area has a strong local government that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for its citizens and visitors. On the political front, Breckenridge has elected a mayor and four councilors to represent its citizens. These representatives work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and are responsible for making decisions on important topics such as zoning, infrastructure improvements, housing availability and sustainability initiatives. An important part of their job is to ensure that any policies they enact benefit all residents and visitors alike. In addition to local leaders, Breckenridge also elects representatives at the state level who have an impact on larger issues like public education funding or transportation policy changes. Overall, Breckenridge benefits from having a well-informed electorate as well as dedicated representatives who take their jobs seriously.
The political climate in Breckenridge, CO is moderately liberal.
Summit County, CO is very liberal. In Summit County, CO 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 28.8%.
Summit county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Breckenridge, CO is moderately liberal.
Summit County, Colorado is very liberal.
Breckenridge Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Breckenridge, Colorado: d D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Breckenridge, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 837 contributions totaling $174,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $86,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)