The politics in 81087 Vilas, CO are very interesting and complex. Despite being a small town of just over 500 people, it has a strong sense of community and local pride. The town is governed by the Vilas Town Council, which consists of five members elected at-large by the citizens. They are responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the town and making decisions on matters such as budgeting, zoning, and safety. There are no specific political parties in Vilas as all candidates must run as independents. Each year residents come out in large numbers to vote for their preferred candidate and have their voices heard in local government. Many important decisions have been made in the past few years to keep the community safe, vibrant, and thriving.
The political climate in Zip 81087 (Vilas, CO) is very conservative.
Baca County, CO is very conservative. In Baca County, CO 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.2%.
Baca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81087 (Vilas, CO) is very conservative.
Vilas, Colorado is very conservative.
Baca County, Colorado is very 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.
Vilas, Colorado: R R R R 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 81087 (Vilas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)