Gunnison County, Colorado is a beautiful area with breathtaking views and diverse landscapes. It is home to a range of wildlife including elk, deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose, and more. Politically speaking, Gunnison County is composed of precincts that are part of the Colorado legislature as well as other state offices. The county is represented by Republicans and Democrats and local elections are held annually for mayors and city council members for each precinct. Additionally, the county has an elected three-member Board of Commissioners which serves as legislative body. The board sets policy for the county and works together with the other local governments to ensure that all citizens have access to quality public services. There are various political organizations in Gunnison County such as the Western Slope Conservative Alliance and the Gunnison County Progressive Caucus that advocate for specific causes within their communities or across the county. Overall, politics in Gunnison County are vibrant and active with opportunity for citizens to get involved in local government and make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Gunnison County, CO is strongly liberal.
In Gunnison County, CO 63.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gunnison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.7% to 33.4%.
Gunnison county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gunnison County, CO is strongly liberal.
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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.
Gunnison, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Gunnison County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,467 contributions totaling $144,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $46,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)