81241 Pitkin, CO is a small rural town located in Gunnison County. Although the population of 81241 Pitkin, CO may be small, the area has a thriving political scene. Local elections are held regularly and involve candidates from a variety of parties and backgrounds. Voting for these local representatives is an important way for citizens to have their voices heard and influence the future of 81241 Pitkin, CO. Candidates often focus on issues that are important to the community such as improving local infrastructure or creating jobs and opportunities within the town. Regardless of who wins, it is essential that residents stay informed and engage in local politics if they want to make sure their concerns are addressed by their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 81241 (Pitkin, 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 81241 (Pitkin, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Pitkin, 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.
Pitkin, 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 81241 (Pitkin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 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)