Vail, Colorado is a small mountain town located in the north-central part of the state. It is known for its beautiful ski slopes and breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains. Although Vail is a small community, there is still an active political scene. The town is governed by a five-member Town Council which represents the interests of Vail's residents. Residents vote to elect representatives from their neighborhood or ward who then serve on the Town Council and make decisions about the future of the town. Additionally, Vail has an active participation in state politics with two representatives from Eagle County in Colorado's House of Representatives as well as one representative in Colorado's Senate. With elections coming up soon, local residents are encouraged to get involved and stay informed about local candidates and issues.
The political climate in Vail, CO is moderately liberal.
Eagle County, CO is strongly liberal. In Eagle County, CO 63.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eagle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.8% to 33.9%.
Eagle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vail, CO is moderately liberal.
Eagle County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Edwards 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.
Vail, Colorado: r 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 Vail, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 658 contributions totaling $369,204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $163,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)