Silt, CO is a small town located in Garfield County with a population of 5,392 as of the 2020 census. The local politics in Silt is overseen by their Town Council which is comprised of seven members elected by the citizens. The Town Council sets policy and makes recommendations to the town manager regarding operations and activities within Silt. Generally, the Town Council consists of members from both major political parties in addition to independents. Recently, elections for the Town Council have seen increased interest amongst candidates ranging from both sides of the political spectrum with many choosing to run on an independent platform. In addition to the mayor, all seven members of the Town Council are elected for four-year terms with staggered expiration dates.
The political climate in Zip 81652 (Silt, CO) is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, CO is leaning liberal. In Garfield County, CO 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.9% to 47.6%.
Garfield county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81652 (Silt, CO) is leaning conservative.
Silt, Colorado is leaning conservative.
Garfield County, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Glenwood Springs Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Silt, Colorado: R r r r r 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 81652 (Silt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $6,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $20,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)