The politics in Pecos, NM are shaped by a wide variety of local issues and initiatives. The town is served by the Rio Arriba County Board of Commissioners, which is responsible for developing and passing legislation that affects the entire county. Additionally, the town elects its own mayor and a council of six members to provide local representation to Pecos residents. There are several local initiatives being discussed in the community that address transportation, health care access, economic development, education opportunities, and public safety. These initiatives have been developed through community input from citizens who have unique perspectives on how these topics affect their lives. As such, politics in Pecos continue to evolve as residents work together to develop solutions that meet their needs while ensuring a better quality of life for everyone.
The political climate in Pecos, NM is moderately liberal.
San Miguel County, NM is very liberal. In San Miguel County, NM 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Miguel county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 29.7%.
San Miguel county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pecos, NM is moderately liberal.
San Miguel County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Las Vegas 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.
Pecos, 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 Pecos, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $14,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)