The politics of Silt, Colorado are focused on creating a vibrant and thriving community for its residents. The town council has identified several initiatives to improve the quality of life in Silt including investing in infrastructure projects, providing financial incentives for local businesses, and supporting the arts and culture scene. Additionally, they have implemented policies to ensure responsible management of natural resources. These measures have been successful in stimulating economic growth and improving public services for the citizens of Silt. However, this progress is not achieved without substantial effort from the local political candidates who understand what it takes to make their community better. The city is now home to new and innovative businesses that are bringing more jobs into the region. By working closely with the town council, local political candidates can help bring these improvements to fruition.
The political climate in Silt, CO is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, CO is leaning liberal. In Garfield County, CO 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.9% to 47.6%.
Garfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silt, CO is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Glenwood Springs Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Silt, Colorado: R r r r r 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 Silt, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,037 contributions totaling $30,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $55,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)