Politics in Socorro, NM are varied and vibrant. The city is served by the Socorro Consolidated Schools District and is home to one of the state's eight state House of Representatives districts. The local political scene consists of City Council meetings, legislative sessions, courts, and other activities that are important to the citizens of Socorro. There are several local organizations that engage in various activities including voter registration drives, candidate forums, and public outreach programs. Additionally, there are a number of elected officials who serve in various roles within the local community such as County Commissioner, Mayor, and City Attorney. All of these officials work together to ensure that the will of the people is represented in policy-making decisions.
The political climate in Socorro, NM is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, NM is leaning liberal. In Socorro County, NM 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Socorro county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 45.5%.
Socorro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Socorro, NM is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, New Mexico is leaning 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.
Socorro, 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 Socorro, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,693 contributions totaling $99,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $111,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)