The 81211 zip code area of Buena Vista, CO is a small mountain community located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. It is governed by county commissioners and a Mayor who are all elected by local residents. The town prides itself on being a great place to live due to its excellent public services, low taxes, and access to recreational opportunities in its surrounding mountains and forests. The local government works closely with the community members on various initiatives such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental stewardship. These elected officials also strive to make sure the community maintains an attractive quality of life that will attract new businesses and families while preserving its rural character. As a result, Buena Vista remains one of Colorado’s most desirable places to live.
The political climate in Zip 81211 (Buena Vista, CO) is leaning conservative.
Chaffee County, CO is leaning liberal. In Chaffee County, CO 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chaffee county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Chaffee county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81211 (Buena Vista, CO) is leaning conservative.
Buena Vista, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Chaffee County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Buena Vista, Colorado: R R r d r 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 81211 (Buena Vista)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,266 contributions totaling $78,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $21,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)