The 81427 Ouray zip code encompasses the rural mountain town of Ouray, located in southwest Colorado. The town has a population of about 1,000 people and is governed by a Mayor and six Town Council members. The local politics in Ouray are largely focused on preserving the small-town character of the community and enhancing its quality of life for residents. This includes initiatives to spur economic development, preserve local history, foster collaboration between city government and various organizations within the community, support tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities, protect public health and safety, promote sustainable energy sources, and more. Ouray is an example of how effective municipal governance can be used to keep a rural mountain community vibrant even as it faces growth pressures from population increases all across Colorado.
The political climate in Zip 81427 (Ouray, CO) is leaning liberal.
Ouray County, CO is moderately liberal. In Ouray County, CO 58.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ouray county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.8% to 39.2%.
Ouray county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81427 (Ouray, CO) is leaning liberal.
Ouray, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Ouray County, Colorado is moderately 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.
Ouray, Colorado: R r 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 81427 (Ouray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $20,436 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)