Arroyo Seco, NM is a small town located in the south of New Mexico. Although the town is small, it is active in local politics and has elected officials who represent the community on state and local issues. The mayor and city council are responsible for making decisions that impact the residents of Arroyo Seco. They develop policies related to local initiatives such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The city council also works to ensure services are provided to all members of the community including libraries, parks, and other vital programs. Residents of Arroyo Seco have the opportunity to make their voices heard by attending city council meetings and voting in local elections. In summary, politics play an important role in the life of Arroyo Seco’s citizens and help shape the future of this vibrant community.
The political climate in Arroyo Seco, NM is somewhat 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
Arroyo Seco, NM is somewhat 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.
Arroyo Seco, 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 Arroyo Seco, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,275 contributions totaling $664,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $58,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)