The politics in Peak Place, NM, are an important part of life in the community. The city is governed by a mayor and board of trustees who use their leadership positions to make decisions that will benefit all members of the community. They are elected every two years and prioritize local issues such as infrastructure, housing, education, public safety, and more. Every citizen is encouraged to take part in the political process by voting in elections or attending public meetings to voice their opinions on key issues. There is also an active civic engagement program that supports local initiatives and encourages citizens to get involved with their government. Overall, Peak Place has a very engaged and passionate political climate that helps create positive change for all citizens.
The political climate in Peak Place, NM is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe County, NM is very liberal. In Santa Fe County, NM 76.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Fe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.0% to 22.3%.
Santa Fe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peak Place, NM is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Santa Fe 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.
Peak Place, 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 Peak Place, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,439 contributions totaling $905,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 404 contributions totaling $99,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)