Hinsdale County, Colorado is a small rural county situated in the far southwest corner of Colorado. It has a population of just over 2,500 people and is known for its scenic beauty and outdoor recreational opportunities. The politics of Hinsdale County are largely dominated by local issues such as economic development, education, and infrastructure. The county board of commissioners consists of three members elected at large by the voters every four years. Currently, the county board members are: Ronald Lauer, Ken Varnum, and Robert Blodgett. To ensure that residents have an active say in deciding who holds these offices, the county also elects precinct committee persons from each registered political party to act as representatives for their precinct at quarterly meetings. Every two years during general elections for state and federal offices, Hinsdale County residents also select their choices for state senators, representatives to Congress, and state-wide ballot measures.
The political climate in Hinsdale County, CO is somewhat conservative.
In Hinsdale County, CO 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinsdale county remained very strongly Republican, 55.9% to 40.3%.
Hinsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hinsdale 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.
Hinsdale, 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 Hinsdale County, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $5,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)