Rio Lucio, NM is a small town situated in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It has a long history of vibrant local politics, with many citizens passionate about making sure their voices are heard. Currently, the town is represented by a mayor and several council members who work together to ensure that the people of Rio Lucio are well-served by their government. They strive to maintain strong economic development within the area while also ensuring that all citizens have access to basic needs like healthcare, education, and housing. Additionally, they work hard to create environmentally friendly policies that protect the natural beauty of the surrounding land and water sources. The political atmosphere in Rio Lucio is one of openness and collaboration as everyone works together for a better future for their community.
The political climate in Rio Lucio, NM is strongly liberal.
Taos County, NM is very liberal. In Taos County, NM 76.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taos county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.4% to 21.6%.
Taos county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rio Lucio, NM is strongly liberal.
Taos County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Taos 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.
Rio Lucio, 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 Rio Lucio, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)