The politics of 81201 Salida, Colorado, are centered around the local population鈥檚 concerns and priorities. Issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, taxes, the environment, and economic development all come to the forefront when discussing regional politics. The people of 81201 Salida take a vested interest in their community's future and actively participate at the polls to ensure their voices are heard in the election process. A variety of candidates from both major political parties have been elected to serve on local boards and commissions within 81201 Salida. These representatives work hard to address constituent concerns as they strive to create an environment that is beneficial for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 81201 (Salida, CO) is leaning liberal.
Chaffee County, CO is leaning liberal. In Chaffee County, CO 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chaffee county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 45.4%.
Chaffee county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81201 (Salida, CO) is leaning liberal.
Salida, Colorado is leaning liberal.
Chaffee County, Colorado is leaning 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.
Salida, Colorado: R R r d 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 81201 (Salida)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,772 contributions totaling $135,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $12,349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)