Pena Blanca, NM is a small town in the southwestern United States with a rich cultural history. The politics of Pena Blanca are based on the values of community and collaboration. Local political candidates put forth policies that reflect the needs of local citizens while also establishing a strong connection with nearby cities and counties. Candidates focus on issues such as infrastructure, education, public safety, job creation and economic development. Local initiatives are designed to ensure fairness and respect for all citizens while striving to create an environment of prosperity for everyone. It is important to note that Pena Blanca has established itself as a powerful voice in the regional politics by engaging in meaningful dialogue and debate amongst itself and its neighboring towns. With strong leaders who seek to resolve differences through compromise, Pena Blanca has demonstrated that it can be a leader in its own right when it comes to democratic government.
The political climate in Pena Blanca, NM is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pena Blanca, NM is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Pena Blanca, New Mexico: r r 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 Pena Blanca, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $15,345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,395 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)