San Juan County is located in the southwestern area of Colorado. The county covers a total area of 1,289 square miles and has a population of around 7,000 people. The county is governed by a Board of County Commissioners elected from five districts. These commissioners are responsible for setting the annual budget, creating ordinances and developing policies that impact the residents in the county. In addition to the elected officials, there are various judicial officers such as a district attorney and sheriff who help enforce laws in the region. San Juan County also has several representatives in both state and federal government who work with local residents to address any concerns they may have about their quality of life in this region. The politics in San Juan County focus on preserving natural resources, stimulating economic development, protecting public health and safety, and creating more efficient services for its citizens.
The political climate in 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
San Juan 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.
San Juan, 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 San Juan County, 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)