Los Cerrillos, NM is a small town located in Santa Fe County. It has a rich history and has been home to many cultures throughout the years. The town remains a rural area, with a population of just over 1,500 people according to the 2010 census. Politics in Los Cerrillos revolves around local issues such as water rights, land development and infrastructure investment. Some of the most important local political issues are those related to the environment and conservation of natural resources in the area. There are several local politicians who represent Los Cerrillos on both the state and federal level. They work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to essential services like healthcare, education, public safety and economic development. They also strive to ensure that Los Cerrillos is able to retain its unique identity as a small town with big dreams for its future.
The political climate in Los Cerrillos, NM is somewhat liberal.
Santa Fe County, NM is very liberal. In Santa Fe County, NM 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, Santa Fe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.0% to 22.3%.
Santa Fe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Los Cerrillos, NM is somewhat liberal.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico is very liberal.
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.
Los Cerrillos, 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 Los Cerrillos, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 733 contributions totaling $45,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)