Ignacio, CO 81137 is a small rural community in the state of Colorado. It is known for its strong sense of community and its friendly people. Although it has a close-knit population, Ignacio does not have any local political candidates running for office. Residents of Ignacio take pride in their town and are involved in local government activities, such as the town board meetings. The town board discusses topics ranging from public safety to education to economic development. They also hold regular elections to choose the mayor and city council members who will be responsible for running the town. People in Ignacio are passionate about their rights and responsibilities, and they take an active role in local politics by attending town meetings to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 81137 (Ignacio, CO) is leaning liberal.
La Plata County, CO is moderately liberal. In La Plata County, CO 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Plata county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.9%.
La Plata county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81137 (Ignacio, CO) is leaning liberal.
Ignacio, Colorado is leaning liberal.
La Plata County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Durango Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ignacio, 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 81137 (Ignacio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,576 contributions totaling $19,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $10,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)