Talpa, NM is a small town located in the mountains of New Mexico. Despite its size, it has an active political climate that reflects the views of its citizens. Local politics are dominated by issues such as education, economic and environmental development, and health care. There are several local politicians running for office whose platforms reflect these issues and how they would address them if elected. The candidates come from different backgrounds and have distinct approaches to addressing the needs of Talpa's residents. These candidates make sure to keep their constituents informed on their positions and strive to provide them with better services than what is currently available in the town. It is important for citizens of Talpa to become familiar with the political issues at stake so they can make an informed decision when voting for their representatives in office.
The political climate in Talpa, 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
Talpa, 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.
Talpa, 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 Talpa, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,454 contributions totaling $430,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $20,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)