Durango, CO is an area known for its beautiful natural landscape and vibrant community. It is a highly sought-after area to live with many amenities that attract residents from all walks of life. The local politics in 81301 Durango, CO are focused on maintaining the quality of life that residents have come to expect. As such, there is a strong emphasis placed on preserving the environment and promoting economic development. Local political candidates typically focus on issues such as preserving open spaces, ensuring access to clean drinking water, improving public safety and infrastructure, and advocating for better educational opportunities within the city. Furthermore, local candidates also strive to support small businesses and encourage local entrepreneurship as a means of boosting the economy in the region.
The political climate in Zip 81301 (Durango, CO) is somewhat liberal.
La Plata County, CO is moderately liberal. In La Plata County, CO 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Plata county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.9%.
La Plata county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81301 (Durango, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Durango, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
La Plata County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Durango Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Durango, 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 zip 81301 (Durango)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,499 contributions totaling $551,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 451 contributions totaling $116,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)