Pajarito Mesa is a small, rural community in New Mexico known for its rolling hills and mountainous terrain. The politics of this area are largely influenced by the state government with their unique laws and regulations for areas like Pajarito Mesa. The city does hold local political elections, but candidates are generally not well-known to locals as it is a small community. Residents often vote on local issues that directly affect them, such as zoning laws or water rights. However, most Pajarito Mesa citizens take an active role in state politics that impact their lives, such as campaigns for education reform or tax relief. In recent years, the number of residents who turn out to vote at the polls has increased significantly as people become more informed about how politics affects their daily lives.
The political climate in Pajarito Mesa, 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
Pajarito Mesa, 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.
Pajarito Mesa, 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 Pajarito Mesa, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 980 contributions totaling $42,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $12,928 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)