Zia Pueblo, NM is a small Native American community in the southwest United States. It is home to a sovereign tribal government and a unique set of traditional cultural practices. The Zia Tribal Council states its mission as being “to provide for the overall well-being of the Zia people, protect and preserve our culture, customs and traditions, manage our resources to benefit our present and future generations, promote economic stability through business development and diversification, maintain our sovereignty, and ensure social justice for all tribal members”. The government works hard to fulfill this mission by providing services like health care, education, housing assistance, and job training programs. All residents of Zia Pueblo are eligible to vote in local elections for their tribal council members who then make decisions on behalf of the entire community. These elected officials have the responsibility of working with federal and state agencies in order to create policies that will benefit all citizens equally while also upholding the values of Zia Pueblo's past.
The political climate in Zia Pueblo, NM is leaning conservative.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zia Pueblo, NM is leaning conservative.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Zia Pueblo, New Mexico: r r 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 Zia Pueblo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $3,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)