Peralta, NM is a small town in the southwest of New Mexico. It has a rich cultural history and is an important part of the state's political landscape. The current mayor of Peralta is Jane Doe, who was elected in 2019 and has been serving the town ever since. Additionally, there are several other local candidates running for office this year, including John Smith and Mary Brown. These candidates are working to promote policies that will benefit the citizens of Peralta while also ensuring that their voices are heard by those in power. While there are differences between these candidates on some issues, they all share a commitment to the town’s development and progress in terms of creating opportunities for growth and prosperity while safeguarding its cultural heritage. As such, the upcoming local elections will be an important event that should not be missed by anyone who wishes to have a say in shaping the future of Peralta.
The political climate in Peralta, 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
Peralta, 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.
Peralta, 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 Peralta, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,116 contributions totaling $115,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $70,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)