The politics in 81123 Blanca, CO are heavily influenced by the local citizens. With a population of over 5,000 people, the people have a strong presence in choosing who will represent them in local government. The elections for city council members and mayor are held annually with voters from the community deciding who will lead and influence their town. Political candidates are chosen through a democratic process based on the expressed interest of the citizens. Candidates must demonstrate their commitment to promoting growth and safety within 81123 Blanca, CO while maintaining respect for all residents regardless of their political beliefs. Decisions are made with input from both sides of the political aisle to create decisions that best benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 81123 (Blanca, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Costilla County, CO is strongly liberal. In Costilla County, CO 62.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Costilla county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Costilla county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81123 (Blanca, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Blanca, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Costilla County, Colorado 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.
Blanca, Colorado: D 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 zip 81123 (Blanca)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)