The Santa Fe, NM Metro Area is a vibrant and eclectic place full of diverse cultures and people. It is home to the state capitol, as well as a number of other governmental offices located in the region. The politics in this area are largely governed by the mayor and city council, who represent the citizens of Santa Fe. These individuals have been elected by voters to make decisions and pass laws that directly affect their constituents. Additionally, there is an active voter turnout within the city. Residents take part in local elections to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that could potentially impact them and their families. The local government also works diligently with various community organizations to promote equality and justice for all those living within the Santa Fe Metro Area.
The political climate in Santa Fe Metro Area is very liberal.
In Santa Fe Metro Area 76.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Santa Fe metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.0% to 22.3%.
The Santa Fe metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Santa Fe Metro Area is very 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.
Santa Fe, New Mexico: 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Santa Fe Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66,915 contributions totaling $9,266,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,894 contributions totaling $613,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)