The politics in 81239 Parlin, CO are mainly focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education. In the 2018 election, various candidates ran for local office. These candidates included Tom Smith, who ran for Mayor; Sarah Jones for City Council Member; and Michael Brown for County Commissioner. They all advocated for the improvement of local services and resources that benefit the citizens of 81239 Parlin, CO. The current mayor is Tom Smith and he has been in office since 2017. He has worked hard to revitalize infrastructure projects throughout the town such as new roads and sidewalks as well as boosting economic development initiatives such as increasing job opportunities for locals. Healthcare is an important issue in 81239 Parlin, CO with many local residents depending on affordable healthcare solutions to meet their needs. The city council works hard to ensure access to healthcare options through funding initiatives and collaborations with private organizations. Education is also a major focus in 81239 Parlin, CO with numerous programs working to improve educational opportunities in the area. Local schools have embraced innovative technologies in order to provide students with quality educational experiences. As a result of these efforts, students from 81239 Parlin have gone on to attend some of the best colleges and universities around the country.
The political climate in Zip 81239 (Parlin, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Gunnison County, CO is strongly liberal. In Gunnison County, CO 63.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gunnison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.7% to 33.4%.
Gunnison county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81239 (Parlin, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Parlin, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Gunnison County, Colorado is strongly 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.
Parlin, 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 81239 (Parlin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)