Belen, NM is a small city in the South Valley of New Mexico. It has a rich cultural and political history that still influences the city today. In terms of politics, Belen has been overseen by a mayor-council form of government since its incorporation in 1895. The current mayor, Jerah Cordova, was elected in 2020 and is committed to improving the quality of life for Belen's citizens. Since becoming mayor, he has made strides towards increasing public safety, providing better economic opportunities and expanding recreational activities within the city. Beyond Cordova, Belen also elects various other representatives who work with him to help govern the city. Together they strive to make Belen a vibrant and welcoming place for all who live there.
The political climate in Belen, NM is leaning conservative.
Valencia County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Valencia County, NM 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valencia county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Valencia county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belen, NM is leaning conservative.
Valencia County, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
Belen, New Mexico: r R d d r r
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 Belen, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,474 contributions totaling $360,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 918 contributions totaling $217,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)