The town of Pagosa Springs, CO, located in zip code 81147, is a wonderful place to live. The town has a thriving economy that is based on its tourism industry and the production of local goods. The city also has a strong political presence, where a number of candidates have been elected to serve the community. These candidates come from both major parties (Democratic and Republican) and have worked to ensure that local residents have access to quality services such as education, healthcare, and public safety. The town is home to many different cultures and religions which helps create a diverse atmosphere for people living in and around 81147 Pagosa Springs. Overall, the political climate is quite friendly and welcoming.
The political climate in Zip 81147 (Pagosa Springs, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Archuleta County, CO is somewhat conservative. In Archuleta County, CO 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Archuleta county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 40.9%.
Archuleta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81147 (Pagosa Springs, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Archuleta County, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Pagosa Springs, Colorado: R R R R 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 81147 (Pagosa Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,041 contributions totaling $59,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $35,644 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)