Taos, New Mexico is a small city with a strong sense of community and political involvement. The local politics are largely community-driven, with citizens actively engaging in the political process to ensure their voices and values are heard. Local candidates for office generally come from within the Taos area, and often have roots that span multiple generations, giving them a unique understanding of the county's needs. With the help of local advocacy organizations like the League of Women Voters, citizens can stay informed on important issues like affordable housing, environmental sustainability, and education reform. As a result of this high level of civic engagement, Taos has become an example of progressive grassroots activism in New Mexico and beyond.
The political climate in Taos, 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
Taos, 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.
Taos, 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 Taos, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,227 contributions totaling $814,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $35,952 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)