San Pablo, NM has a long history of political engagement. The city is served by a Mayor-Council government form, with the Mayor serving as the head of the government and City Council members representing the interests of their constituents. The current Mayor of San Pablo is Joe Lopez who was elected in 2016 and will serve until 2021. He is supported by an experienced team of Councilmembers who work to ensure that all voices from around town are heard and respected. San Pablo's local government also works hard to implement policies that will benefit its citizens and make the city a better place to live. There are many opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics in San Pablo, from volunteering on campaigns or attending local meetings to running for office themselves. San Pablo residents have always taken pride in staying informed about local politics and making sure their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that affect their lives and their community.
The political climate in San Pablo, NM is leaning liberal.
Dona Ana County, NM is moderately liberal. In Dona Ana County, NM 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dona Ana county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 39.7%.
Dona Ana county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Pablo, NM is leaning liberal.
Dona Ana County, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Las Cruces 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.
San Pablo, 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 San Pablo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,736 contributions totaling $147,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $84,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)