81432 Ridgway, CO is located in the beautiful Uncompahgre Valley in the southwest corner of the state and is known for its scenic views. The small town has a population of about 1000 people and is home to a range of businesses including restaurants, shops, and galleries. The politics in 81432 Ridgway, CO are not overly visible as it is a very small community. Town government consists of an elected mayor, five trustees, and two staff members that handle administrative duties. The local elections are uncontested and there are no major political candidates running in the area. Although politics may not be something that most people think of when they visit 81432 Ridgway, CO, the small town does have a vibrant local government that works hard to ensure its residents have all their needs met.
The political climate in Zip 81432 (Ridgway, CO) is leaning liberal.
Ouray County, CO is moderately liberal. In Ouray County, CO 58.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ouray county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.8% to 39.2%.
Ouray county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81432 (Ridgway, CO) is leaning liberal.
Ridgway, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Ouray County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
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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.
Ridgway, Colorado: R r 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 81432 (Ridgway)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $87,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $17,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)