Las Maravillas, NM is a small town located in the southwestern region of the United States. It has a strong sense of community and a long history of political involvement. The citizens are very passionate about local issues and politics, with many actively participating in local elections. Each year, candidates for the mayor's office, city council, and other offices are chosen through the democratic process. The people of Las Maravillas take pride in their ability to help shape their city's future and have a voice in their government. In addition to local elections, they often also participate in state and national elections as well. As a result, Las Maravillas is an engaged and active community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Las Maravillas, NM is somewhat conservative.
Valencia County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Valencia County, NM 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valencia county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Valencia county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Las Maravillas, NM is somewhat conservative.
Valencia County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Las Maravillas, New Mexico: r R d d 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 Las Maravillas, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,065 contributions totaling $112,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $66,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)