Fort Garland is a small town in Colorado located near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The town has a rich history, having been established in 1858 as a military fort. Today, it is known for its scenic vistas and quiet lifestyle. Politics in Fort Garland are generally quite conservative, with many residents expressing strong support for traditional values. Local government is based on the laws and regulations of Colorado state politics, and most political candidates come from within the county or the surrounding areas. Generally, these candidates are highly involved with their local community and care deeply about issues affecting Fort Garland's citizens. There are no major political parties present in Fort Garland, but those who do participate typically value fiscal responsibility and limited government intrusion into private lives.
The political climate in Fort Garland, CO is leaning liberal.
Costilla County, CO is strongly liberal. In Costilla County, CO 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Costilla county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Costilla county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Garland, CO is leaning liberal.
Costilla County, Colorado 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.
Fort Garland, Colorado: D 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 Fort Garland, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,507 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)