Cedar Crest, NM is a small town located in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico. It has a long history of civic engagement and political involvement by its citizens. Although the population size is small, there is a wide range of political views in the community, including both Republicans and Democrats. Local political candidates often attend events to meet with residents, discuss issues that are important to them, and learn more about the community. The many types of local elections held each year provide an important opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and influence the direction of their town. Through participation in these elections, Cedar Crest's residents can ensure that their values are represented by elected officials at all levels of government.
The political climate in Cedar Crest, NM is leaning liberal.
Bernalillo County, NM is strongly liberal. In Bernalillo County, NM 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bernalillo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.6%.
Bernalillo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cedar Crest, NM is leaning liberal.
Bernalillo County, New Mexico is strongly 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.
Cedar Crest, 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 Cedar Crest, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,659 contributions totaling $68,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $38,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)