Aspen, CO is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and is a town known for its beautiful landscapes and ski resorts. Despite being a relatively small community with a population of about 6,700 people, Aspen has its own local politics that exist within the city. Local politicians are responsible for making decisions that directly affect the citizens of Aspen in areas such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, education, and economic development. In recent years, there has been a push to make Aspen more environmentally conscious and to promote sustainability. With this mission in mind, many local political candidates have stepped up to help bring about change to the town. These candidates are dedicated to ensuring that Aspen remains a safe and desirable place to live while also encouraging innovative ideas and solutions that contribute to growth in both the economy and environment.
The political climate in Zip 81612 (Aspen, 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 81612 (Aspen, CO) is moderately liberal.
Aspen, 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.
Aspen, 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 81612 (Aspen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,162 contributions totaling $604,769 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $520 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $209,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $655 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)