Albuquerque, New Mexico is the largest city in the state and is home to a vibrant political landscape. The city's government utilizes a strong mayor-council system, with citizens having multiple opportunities for involvement in public affairs. The Mayor of Albuquerque is Tim Keller, who was elected in 2017. He has taken an innovative approach to governance by implementing initiatives such as “One Albuquerque” and “ABQ the Plan” that seek to enable economic growth, promote sustainability, and improve quality of life for residents. On the municipal level, residents can engage with their local City Council representatives on key issues facing the city. They can also participate in community meetings and ballot initiatives that shape the future of Albuquerque. There are also several non-profit organizations and interest groups that actively advocate for specific causes in the city, from environmental protection to civil rights. Together these diverse organizations all play a role in shaping politics in Albuquerque.
The political climate in Albuquerque, NM is somewhat liberal.
Bernalillo County, NM is strongly liberal. In Bernalillo County, NM 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bernalillo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.6%.
Bernalillo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albuquerque, NM is somewhat liberal.
Bernalillo County, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
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.
Albuquerque, 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 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 Albuquerque, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91,710 contributions totaling $8,178,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,906 contributions totaling $2,656,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)