The small town of Fort Garland in Colorado's 81133 zip code is governed by the Costilla County Board of Commissioners and several mayor-appointed committees. The residents of Fort Garland have recently seen an increase in political activity, with several local candidates running for various offices in Costilla County. This has created a strong sense of civic engagement in the community, as citizens have been empowered to get involved and make their voices heard. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about the issues facing their community and the candidates running for office. As Fort Garland continues to grow, so does its involvement in local politics and government — providing a bright future for this quaint mountain town.
The political climate in Zip 81133 (Fort Garland, 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 81133 (Fort Garland, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Garland, 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.
Fort Garland, 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 81133 (Fort Garland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,507 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)