Politics in 81151 Sanford, CO, are largely controlled by the local government. The town is part of the San Luis Valley in Saguache County and is served by a mayor-council form of government. The mayor serves a four-year term and is responsible for setting policy, enforcing laws, and managing the budget. The council consists of six members who are elected to two-year terms. They serve as the legislative branch of the town's government, voting on ordinances and resolutions that set policy. In addition to the elected officials, there are several appointed boards and commissions that advise on various policies and oversee specific areas such as public works, parks and recreation, economic development, and more. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending public meetings or volunteering on one of these committees or boards.
The political climate in Zip 81151 (Sanford, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, CO is leaning conservative. In Conejos County, CO 45.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Conejos county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.2%.
Conejos county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81151 (Sanford, CO) is somewhat conservative.
Sanford, Colorado is somewhat conservative.
Conejos County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Sanford, Colorado: r d D d 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 81151 (Sanford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)