The politics in 81426 Ophir, CO are largely determined by the larger surrounding area. The most significant political figure in the region is Representative Scott Tipton, who is responsible for representing Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. As a member of Congress, Representative Tipton is focused on issues ranging from public lands to economic development to health care and more. He works hard to ensure that the voices and needs of his constituents are heard in Washington and that their interests are adequately represented. The local elections in Ophir also determine the Mayor and Town Council members for the small rural town. Those elected officials set policy and make sure that all regulations and laws are followed by everyone living within the city limits. This helps to ensure that Ophir remains a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 81426 (Ophir, CO) is moderately liberal.
San Miguel County, CO is very liberal. In San Miguel County, CO 76.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Miguel county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.2% to 22.1%.
San Miguel county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 81426 (Ophir, CO) is moderately liberal.
Ophir, Colorado is moderately liberal.
San Miguel County, Colorado is very 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.
Ophir, 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 81426 (Ophir)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)