Ouray County is located in the beautiful state of Colorado. It is home to many great attractions, such as the Ouray Hot Springs and its own namesake, the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge. The county has a long history in politics and is known for having vibrant local and state political representatives. The current County Commissioner is Dwayne Lingenfelter, who was reelected in 2020 for his third term on the Commission. He works alongside other elected officials such as the Clerk and Recorder, Sheriff, Assessor, Coroner, Surveyor, Treasurer, and District Attorney to ensure that Ouray County remains prosperous and well-governed. In addition to these elected officials there are also numerous committees which help shape policy decisions throughout Ouray County. These include everything from the Planning Commission to Economic Development Advisory Board to Conservation Advisory Committee. All together these groups work together to make sure that Ouray County residents get the best representation possible while maintaining its unique identity.
The political climate in 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
Ouray County, CO is moderately 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.
Ouray, 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 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 Ouray County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 664 contributions totaling $107,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $28,839 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)