Buena Vista, Colorado is a small town located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. It is known for its stunning mountain views and outdoor recreation opportunities. Politically, Buena Vista is represented by one county commissioner and two state representatives in the Colorado General Assembly. These representatives are responsible for making decisions regarding matters such as economic development, education, infrastructure, healthcare, and public safety. They strive to represent the voice of all citizens in Buena Vista and work hard to create policies that benefit their constituents. The local community participates actively in politics by staying informed about current issues and events, voting regularly during elections, and engaging with their elected officials. It is clear that politics plays an important role in Buena Vista's daily life as residents are committed to ensuring their voices are heard.
The political climate in Buena Vista, CO is leaning conservative.
Chaffee County, CO is leaning liberal. In Chaffee County, CO 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chaffee county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Chaffee county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buena Vista, CO is leaning conservative.
Chaffee County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Buena Vista, Colorado: R R r d r 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 Buena Vista, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,266 contributions totaling $78,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $21,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)