The small town of Aguilar, CO (zip code 81020) is located in Las Animas County and is home to a diverse and vibrant population. While the community may be small, it still offers plenty of opportunities for political engagement and involvement. Local politics focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development and more. There are several local candidate races each year that citizens can participate in by casting their ballots or attending debates held by local organizations. The town also hosts various events throughout the year to bring together citizens from all walks of life and discuss important issues facing the town. By getting involved in local politics, residents can help shape the future of their community as well as play a role in larger state and national policy decisions.
The political climate in Zip 81020 (Aguilar, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Las Animas County, CO 43.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Las Animas county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 43.9%.
Las Animas county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81020 (Aguilar, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Aguilar, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Las Animas County, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Aguilar, Colorado: D d d d R r
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 81020 (Aguilar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)