Ponderosa Pine, NM is an unincorporated community located in San Juan County. The town has no local government and is not represented by any political candidate. Despite this, the political climate of Ponderosa Pine remains a critical part of everyday life for the citizens that call it home. Residents actively participate in local events and debates to discuss important issues facing their community such as school funding and public safety. They also take pride in voicing their opinions on state and national politics, believing their own values should be considered when making decisions about the future of New Mexico. Despite not having any representation at a local level, Ponderosa Pine residents continue to be engaged in civic life and take on an active role in supporting their community.
The political climate in Ponderosa Pine, NM is leaning liberal.
Bernalillo County, NM is strongly liberal. In Bernalillo County, NM 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bernalillo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.6%.
Bernalillo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponderosa Pine, NM is leaning liberal.
Bernalillo County, New Mexico is strongly 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.
Ponderosa Pine, 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 Ponderosa Pine, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 775 contributions totaling $34,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $32,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)