Alamosa, CO, with a zip code of 81101, is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. With a population of approximately 10,000 people, Alamosa is located in the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado. The local politics of 81101 Alamosa are overseen by the city council and mayor. The city council consists of seven members elected by popular vote every two years to represent each district. Currently, the mayor is Ty Coleman who took office in 2018. He ran on a platform of economic development, public safety, housing and infrastructure improvements. The current City Council members include President Robert Rivera Jr., Vice President Jeanette Anaya-Hernandez, Secretary David Kempley Jr., Treasurer Joseph Gallegos III and Members Eddie Griego, Miguel Urenda and Richard Castillo. Together they serve as advocates for the citizens of Alamosa to ensure that their voices are heard while making decisions that benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 81101 (Alamosa, CO) is leaning liberal.
Alamosa County, CO is leaning conservative. In Alamosa County, CO 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alamosa county flipped narrowly Republican, 48.8% to 48.1%.
Alamosa county flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after 2008, 2012 and 2016 went Democractic.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81101 (Alamosa, CO) is leaning liberal.
Alamosa, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Alamosa County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Alamosa, Colorado: r r D D d 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 81101 (Alamosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 590 contributions totaling $37,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $7,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)