The small town of Hesperus, CO has a population of 81326 and is home to a diverse community of people. Located in the Four Corners region in Colorado, the town is governed by a mayor and a five-member town council. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs and interests of the community are met. Residents have the opportunity to take part in various public hearings and meetings throughout the year to ensure their voices are heard at city hall. Local elections take place every two years, allowing for new candidates to be voted into office. This gives residents a chance to be involved in their local government and make sure their elected officials are representing them properly. Overall, Hesperus, CO is an active political center in the Four Corners region that ensures local residents have a voice in their government.
The political climate in Zip 81326 (Hesperus, CO) is leaning 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 81326 (Hesperus, CO) is leaning liberal.
Hesperus, Colorado is leaning 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.
Hesperus, 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 81326 (Hesperus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $26,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $3,878 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)