Politics in Crestone, CO is an ever-evolving topic that impacts the local community. Crestone is a small town with no elected officials but instead has a Town Council, comprised of members selected by town residents. This council meets regularly to discuss and make decisions on matters ranging from the budget to local zoning and development options. Local initiatives are often put forward by citizens for consideration, allowing for direct input into how the town functions. Residents also have the opportunity to vote on any major changes proposed in order to ensure their needs are met. Overall, the politics of Crestone emphasizes collaboration between its citizens and encourages engagement in order to create a better future for everyone.
The political climate in Crestone, CO is leaning liberal.
Saguache County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Saguache County, CO 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saguache county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.7%.
Saguache county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crestone, CO is leaning liberal.
Saguache County, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Crestone, 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 Crestone, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,130 contributions totaling $58,689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)