The politics in Pueblito, NM are largely based on the small-town values of neighborly cooperation and respect for differing opinions. The community is served by a mayor and five city council members, all of whom are elected to two-year terms. Candidates run on platforms that focus on important local issues such as public safety, infrastructure investment, economic development, and environmental protection. In addition to local government officials, Pueblito residents also elect representatives to the state legislature. It is an honor for residents of this small town to have their votes make a difference in the decisions that shape their community and the surrounding area. All citizens are encouraged to get involved in the political process by attending meetings, voicing opinions, and casting informed ballots at election time.
The political climate in Pueblito, NM is moderately liberal.
Rio Arriba County, NM is very liberal. In Rio Arriba County, NM 66.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Arriba county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.1% to 32.5%.
Rio Arriba county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pueblito, NM is moderately liberal.
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Espanola 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.
Pueblito, 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 Pueblito, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $27,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,288 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $85 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)