The small town of 81131 Crestone, CO is known for its unique culture and scenery. Although it doesn't have a large population, the people of Crestone are engaged in the local politics. Many issues facing the community are discussed and debated during town hall meetings or through surveys given out to citizens. People can get involved in local politics by attending meetings, hosting events, and advocating for their beliefs. Local candidates run for office to represent their constituents. The political climate in 81131 Crestone is shaped by people coming together to discuss topics that matter to them and engaging in meaningful dialogue about how best to serve their community.
The political climate in Zip 81131 (Crestone, CO) is leaning liberal.
Saguache County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Saguache County, CO 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saguache county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.7%.
Saguache county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81131 (Crestone, CO) is leaning liberal.
Crestone, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Saguache County, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Crestone, 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 81131 (Crestone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,130 contributions totaling $58,689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 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)