Gilpin County is a small rural county nestled in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It has a population of just over 5,000 people and is known for its quaint mountain towns, serene outdoor recreation opportunities, and close-knit community. The political landscape of Gilpin County is underrepresented compared to other counties in the state, with only one representative in the Colorado State Legislature. Despite this small representation, politics still play an important role in Gilpin County’s decision making. Local candidates put their name forward for positions such as Commissioner or Town Council Member to ensure that their voices are heard at the local level. Elections are held every two years on the same day as all other Colorado county elections and residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting for their chosen candidate.
The political climate in Gilpin County, CO is somewhat liberal.
In Gilpin County, CO 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gilpin county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 43.8%.
Gilpin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilpin County, CO is somewhat liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly 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.
Gilpin, 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 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 Gilpin County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $14,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $11,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)