Ribera, NM is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County. The community is home to a diverse population of people, with a wide range of backgrounds and beliefs. They are united in their dedication to their local government, electing officials who represent their interests in the county legislature. Local candidates advocate for responsible development and infrastructure initiatives, promote public safety measures, and strive to ensure that all citizens have access to the services they need. Ribera residents also recognize the importance of preserving our natural resources and work with state and federal agencies to protect our environment. Small business owners work together with local organizations to create job opportunities for their neighbors while supporting sustainability. The people of Ribera take great pride in their local government and its efforts to make the community a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Ribera, NM is moderately liberal.
San Miguel County, NM is very liberal. In San Miguel County, NM 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Miguel county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 29.7%.
San Miguel county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ribera, NM is moderately liberal.
San Miguel County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Las Vegas 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.
Ribera, 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 Ribera, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $1,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)