Picuris Pueblo, located in northern New Mexico, is a small community that is rich in its cultural and political history. The Picuris Pueblo is governed under traditional puebloan customs and laws, which have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. It is a sovereign nation with its own form of government, legal system, and economy. The government of Picuris Pueblo consists of elected officials who serve four-year terms: two governors, six council members, and one lieutenant governor. As a sovereign nation, the tribe has the right to self-governance and the authority to make laws that are binding on tribal members. This includes laws related to resource management, voting rights, economic development strategies, health care services, education policies, and more. Decisions made by the tribal government affect not only members of Picuris Pueblo but also all those who live near or interact with it in some way.
The political climate in Picuris Pueblo, NM is moderately liberal.
Taos County, NM is very liberal. In Taos County, NM 76.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taos county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.4% to 21.6%.
Taos county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Picuris Pueblo, NM is moderately liberal.
Taos County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Taos 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.
Picuris Pueblo, 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 Picuris Pueblo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)