Las Nutrias, NM is a small, rural municipality located in the southwest corner of the state. As a largely agricultural region, many of the issues facing locals are related to economic development and sustainability. The local government works hard to ensure that policies are in place that foster a healthy economy and support environmental protection. Politicians in Las Nutrias are often focused on these central issues and make sure to keep their constituents' needs in mind when making decisions. In recent years, the town has seen an uptick in tourism due to its proximity to popular outdoor recreation areas, so there is also focus on protecting natural resources while still allowing for economic growth through recreational activities. Residents have an opportunity to get involved in local politics by voting in elections or attending public forums.
The political climate in Las Nutrias, NM is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, NM is leaning liberal. In Socorro County, NM 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Socorro county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 45.5%.
Socorro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Las Nutrias, NM is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, New Mexico is leaning 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.
Las Nutrias, 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 Las Nutrias, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)