Archuleta County, Colorado is one of the most politically active counties in the state. The county has a long history of involvement in municipal, county, and state politics. Over the years, many prominent candidates have emerged from Archuleta County to pursue public office. In recent years the citizens of Archuleta County have been particularly active in supporting local and regional initiatives that focus on economic development and social justice. In 2020, several local political candidates ran for office in Archuleta County, including for City Council Member and Mayor positions. These candidates campaigned on issues such as affordable housing, public safety, and job creation. The elections saw a record turnout from across the county as residents showed their support for their candidates of choice. Despite the outcome of these elections, it is clear that the people of Archuleta County are invested in their political future and will continue to be involved in local politics as they strive for a better tomorrow.
The political climate in Archuleta County, CO is somewhat conservative.
In Archuleta County, CO 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Archuleta county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 40.9%.
Archuleta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Archuleta County, CO is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Archuleta, Colorado: R R R R R R
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 Archuleta County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,072 contributions totaling $60,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 342 contributions totaling $37,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)