The small town of 81243 Powderhorn, CO is a rural area that has remained relatively unchanged for many years. The town is governed by a mayor and a five-member board of trustees who are elected to four-year terms. The board meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month to discuss local issues and make decisions on behalf of the residents. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic development are addressed during these meetings. With limited resources and budget restrictions, the small population of 81243 Powderhorn, CO has to make tough choices when it comes to managing local matters. Currently, no candidates have been announced for the upcoming elections in November 2020. However, those running for mayor or trustee positions will surely be ready to demonstrate their commitment to the community with their platforms and ideas for leading the town forward.
The political climate in Zip 81243 (Powderhorn, 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 81243 (Powderhorn, CO) is somewhat liberal.
Powderhorn, 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.
Powderhorn, 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 81243 (Powderhorn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 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)