Manzano Springs, NM is a small town in the south-western United States. It has an important role to play in its local politics and it has a diverse population with varying views and opinions. There are numerous local political candidates that represent the interests of their constituents, such as current mayor Jessica Ortega and her challenger Chris Johnson. Mayor Ortega was elected due to her commitment to local issues and her ability to bring people together from across the political spectrum. She is supportive of public education, affordable housing, and economic development. Mr. Johnson is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility and public safety. He has promised to reduce taxes for local businesses while maintaining essential services for residents. Both candidates are popular among their constituents and have been actively engaging the community during their respective campaigns. Manzano Springs is currently a swing district in the state legislature, so this election will likely be closely contested by both sides
The political climate in Manzano Springs, NM is moderately conservative.
Torrance County, NM is very conservative. In Torrance County, NM 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Torrance county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.2%.
Torrance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manzano Springs, NM is moderately conservative.
Torrance County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately liberal.
New Mexico 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.
Manzano Springs, New Mexico: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Manzano Springs, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,460 contributions totaling $52,404 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 966 contributions totaling $70,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)