Portland, CO is a vibrant city with a diverse population and a thriving culture. Despite its size, the city is home to many active local political candidates who are dedicated to making a positive impact in their respective communities. The city is currently represented by two council members, who collaborate regularly with other elected officials throughout the county. There have been several recent initiatives proposed that aim to improve the quality of life for residents in Portland such as increasing access to housing and transportation resources as well as expanding job opportunities. Furthermore, there has been an effort from both council members to support small businesses and provide additional financial incentives for new entrepreneurs. These efforts have been met with enthusiasm from both current and prospective business owners in the area.
The political climate in Portland, CO is leaning liberal.
Ouray County, CO is moderately liberal. In Ouray County, CO 58.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ouray county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.8% to 39.2%.
Ouray county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portland, CO is leaning liberal.
Ouray County, Colorado 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.
Portland, Colorado: R r 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 Portland, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $87,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $17,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)