Aguilar, Colorado is a small rural town located in Las Animas County. The economy of the town is largely based on agriculture and agribusiness. Although the citizens of Aguilar have some influence over local politics, the City Council and mayor are elected by citizens of the entire county. As such, there are a variety of political views across the county and within Aguilar itself. Issues important to residents include education funding, water rights, transportation infrastructure, economic development opportunities, and preserving the local culture and heritage. As with many rural towns in Colorado, there are also debates about natural resource protection and land use regulations that affect residents directly. In recent years, political candidates have campaigned on promises to support small businesses and foster economic growth in Aguilar while preserving its traditional values.
The political climate in Aguilar, CO is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Las Animas County, CO 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Las Animas county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 43.9%.
Las Animas county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aguilar, CO is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
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.
Aguilar, Colorado: D d d d R r
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 Aguilar, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)