The politics in 81149 Saguache, CO are heavily influenced by the local government. The town is led by a mayor and four council members, each serving two-year terms. These elected officials make decisions that affect the community, ranging from taxes to regulations. They ensure that the town operates in compliance with state and federal laws while also considering the needs and interests of their constituents. Local citizens can voice concerns or suggestions for improvement at public hearings or meetings held regularly throughout the year. Furthermore, residents have a say in who governs them by participating in elections held for municipal offices every two years. It is important to be an informed voter and research the candidates running for office before making an informed decision on who to support.
The political climate in Zip 81149 (Saguache, CO) is leaning liberal.
Saguache County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Saguache County, CO 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saguache county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.7%.
Saguache county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81149 (Saguache, CO) is leaning liberal.
Saguache, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Saguache County, Colorado is somewhat 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.
Saguache, Colorado: d 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 81149 (Saguache)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)