The politics of 81654 Snowmass, Colorado are largely influenced by the town's population of 2,872 people. Located in Pitkin County, the area is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of five members elected to four year terms. Snowmass has seen a great deal of growth over recent years and its political focus has shifted towards local development and economic growth. The Board works to ensure that the town remains an attractive place for businesses and residents alike. In addition to general municipal governance, the Board also takes an active role in advocacy efforts on issues such as wildfire risk mitigation and sustainable energy initiatives. As a small community with strong ties to its mountain environment, Snowmass residents also focus on protecting recreational areas while continuing to promote responsible tourism within the region.
The political climate in Zip 81654 (Snowmass, CO) is moderately liberal.
Pitkin County, CO is very liberal. In Pitkin County, CO 75.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 23.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pitkin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.2% to 23.2%.
Pitkin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81654 (Snowmass, CO) is moderately liberal.
Snowmass, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Pitkin County, Colorado is very 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.
Snowmass, 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 81654 (Snowmass)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $111,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $58,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $663 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)