Ignacio, Colorado is a small town located in the southwest corner of the state. It is known for its close-knit community and rural atmosphere, with many of its citizens having lived in Ignacio for generations. The town holds a local election every two years to elect officials to serve on the Town Council, which oversees municipal matters such as infrastructure improvements, budgeting, and public safety. Events like candidate debates and public forums are held to inform citizens about the issues facing their municipality and allow them to voice their opinions on who they would like to see elected into office. This year's election promises to be exciting as multiple candidates have stepped forward with new ideas that could help Ignacio move into the future. There is no doubt that it will be an interesting race until the polls close on Election Day.
The political climate in Ignacio, CO is somewhat liberal.
La Plata County, CO is moderately liberal. In La Plata County, CO 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Plata county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.9%.
La Plata county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ignacio, CO is somewhat liberal.
La Plata County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Durango Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ignacio, 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 Ignacio, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,576 contributions totaling $19,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $10,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)