Silverton, CO is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. The government of Silverton is run by an elected board of trustees that oversees all decisions and local laws. As such, the residents of Silverton have the opportunity to elect representatives who are responsible for representing them in city council discussions and votes. Each year, Silverton has elections for mayor and four trustees who serve on the board. These local elections tend to be hotly contested as they are seen as crucial for shaping the future of the town. Candidates vying for office typically bring forward their ideas on how best to manage the town’s resources, while also addressing important issues such as affordable housing, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Therefore, it is critical that residents take an active role in these elections by researching candidates, attending debates and forums, and most importantly voting!
The political climate in Silverton, CO is somewhat liberal.
San Juan County, CO is strongly liberal. In San Juan County, CO 60.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Juan county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.9% to 35.9%.
San Juan county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silverton, CO is somewhat liberal.
San Juan 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.
Silverton, 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 Silverton, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $8,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)