Minturn, CO is a small but vibrant mountain town located in Eagle County. It is home to around 1,300 residents and offers an array of recreational activities from skiing, to fishing, to hiking. The people here are proud of their small-town values and there is a great sense of community within the town. Despite its small size, Minturn has an active political scene with multiple candidates running for local offices each election cycle. Candidates range from progressive newcomers who are looking to bring fresh ideas to the town, to longtime members of the local community who want to ensure that the unique character of Minturn remains intact. The people of Minturn take great pride in being involved in the democratic process and electing representatives who reflect their values and will work hard for them.
The political climate in Zip 81645 (Minturn, 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 81645 (Minturn, CO) is moderately liberal.
Minturn, 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.
Minturn, 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 81645 (Minturn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)