Edwards, Colorado is a small community located in Eagle County. With a population of around 4,000 people, it is a small but vibrant town that is passionate about local politics. The town is served by the Eagle County Board of Commissioners which consists of three elected officials who represent Edwards and the surrounding communities. Local initiatives often focus on environmental protection, economic development, and educational opportunities for residents. Political candidates from both major parties work to engage citizens to ensure their voices are heard when important decisions are made. Voter turnout in Edwards is typically high compared to other towns its size due to the importance locals place on engaging with their local government.
The political climate in Zip 81632 (Edwards, CO) is moderately liberal.
Eagle County, CO is strongly liberal. In Eagle County, CO 63.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eagle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.8% to 33.9%.
Eagle county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81632 (Edwards, CO) is moderately liberal.
Edwards, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Eagle County, Colorado is strongly liberal.
Edwards Metro Area is strongly 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.
Edwards, 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 81632 (Edwards)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 905 contributions totaling $378,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 438 contributions totaling $181,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)