The small town of Capulin, CO (81124) is located in Conejos County, which is part of Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Although the population of this rural town is relatively small, politics play an important role in local government and society. Every two years, the citizens of Capulin are able to have their voices heard by electing a member to represent them at the state level. Additionally, people living within the county can participate in local elections for county-specific offices such as County Commissioner and Sheriff. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions about public policies that directly affect the community. In addition to taking part in local elections, citizens are encouraged to stay informed on political issues by attending meetings with representatives from both parties or participating in local political events like debates and candidate forums. By engaging with their elected officials and becoming involved in local politics, the citizens of Capulin can actively shape their community for the better.
The political climate in Zip 81124 (Capulin, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, CO is leaning conservative. In Conejos County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Conejos county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Conejos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81124 (Capulin, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Capulin, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Conejos 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.
Capulin, Colorado: r 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 81124 (Capulin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)