Ensenada, New Mexico is the largest city in Otero County and is home to a diverse population. The city is currently governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor as the executive and the council as the legislative. The current mayor is Omar Parejo, who was elected in 2019. With local government decisions made at the municipal level, Ensenada residents have direct influence over their community's policies and direction. Community engagement is encouraged through official town meetings, public forums and other initiatives that serve to ensure citizen voices are heard. Local elections take place every four years and feature a variety of candidates from both major political parties. Over the past few years, Ensenadas politics have taken a more progressive turn with increased attention to issues such as climate change and economic equality. As more citizens become involved in local politics, Ensenada will continue to be an engaging place for political discourse and debate.
The political climate in Ensenada, NM is somewhat liberal.
Rio Arriba County, NM is very liberal. In Rio Arriba County, NM 66.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Arriba county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.1% to 32.5%.
Rio Arriba county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ensenada, NM is somewhat liberal.
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Espanola 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.
Ensenada, 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 Ensenada, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)