Silverthorne, CO is a small town in the Rocky Mountains with a population of over 4,500. Politically, the town leans towards the center-right with most of its politics being dominated by Republican candidates. Silverthorne has had two mayors since the town's incorporation in 1972, and both have been Republicans. The current mayor is Bruce Butler who was elected in 2018 and serves as an advocate for local businesses and working families. The Town Council consists of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms, all of which are currently Republican. Silverthorne works hard to ensure that its citizens have an active voice in their government and encourages residents to stay involved in local politics.
The political climate in Silverthorne, 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
Silverthorne, 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.
Silverthorne, 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 Silverthorne, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,699 contributions totaling $233,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 379 contributions totaling $79,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)