Avon, Colorado is a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Located near the popular ski resort of Vail, Avon is a vibrant community with many attractions. While Avon does not have its own mayor or city council, its residents are actively involved in local politics through the Eagle County government. Citizens of Avon attend Board of County Commissioner meetings and can voice their opinion on various issues. There are several political groups that focus on local issues such as education, environmental protection, and economic development. In addition to Eagle County politics, citizens of Avon have the opportunity to vote for state and federal representatives who represent their interests in Washington D.C. and Denver. With a strong sense of community involvement and an active political presence in both county and state government, Avon is a great place to live for those looking to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Avon, 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
Avon, 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.
Avon, 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 Avon, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,635 contributions totaling $793,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,276 contributions totaling $548,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)