Sawpit, CO is a small town in Colorado with a close-knit community. The political atmosphere in Sawpit, CO is driven by its citizens and the local government. Local elections are important to the citizens of Sawpit and the candidates who choose to run for office must be attentive to their constituents' needs. The town is represented by both state and federal legislators who serve on various committees to discuss issues that impact the town’s majority. During election season, political candidates visit Sawpit in order to campaign for their seat on various boards or commissions. The town’s political atmosphere is passionate due to the deep connection between its people and their government bodies. Through active participation in local politics, Sawpit’s citizens have found that they can make an impact on matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Sawpit, CO is somewhat liberal.
San Miguel County, CO is very liberal. In San Miguel County, CO 76.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Miguel county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.2% to 22.1%.
San Miguel county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sawpit, CO is somewhat liberal.
San Miguel County, Colorado is very 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.
Sawpit, 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 Sawpit, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $15,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $5,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)