Alpine, Colorado is a small town located in the Rocky Mountains with a population of approximately 1,000 people. The town operates under a mayor-council form of government with the mayor and four council members representing the community. Alpine's politics are generally non-partisan although some issues may require more attention from specific political parties. Working together, local politicians strive to improve the quality of life for their constituents by addressing issues such as proper zoning and infrastructure improvements. They also work to ensure that they are providing all citizens with adequate services and educational opportunities while maintaining an open dialogue with residents about goals for the future. Working hard to maintain a high quality of life for Alpine residents, politicians in this small town are focused on continuing to make Alpine an attractive place to live for future generations.
The political climate in Alpine, CO is somewhat conservative.
Rio Grande County, CO is moderately conservative. In Rio Grande County, CO 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Grande county remained very strongly Republican, 58.0% to 39.6%.
Rio Grande county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alpine, CO is somewhat conservative.
Rio Grande County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Alpine, Colorado: R R r r 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 Alpine, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 295 contributions totaling $16,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $3,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)