The politics in the Española, NM Metro Area are largely centered around local issues and initiatives. A few of the most prominent political topics include education, economic development, healthcare access, and environmental concerns. Local candidates run for positions such as mayor, city council, school board members, and county commissioners. These candidates focus on issues that impact their constituents directly in order to create positive change for the community. Community members are encouraged to get involved with politics at a local level by attending council and school board meetings, attending rallies and other events hosted by local politicians or organizations, or volunteering within their communities. In addition to this grassroots effort that focuses on improving quality of life for all citizens in the area, the state government is also a significant player in local politics as it provides funding to many programs and initiatives throughout New Mexico.
The political climate in Espanola Metro Area is very liberal.
In Espanola Metro Area 66.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Espanola metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.1% to 32.5%.
The Espanola metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Espanola 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.
Espanola, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Espanola Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,368 contributions totaling $310,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $19,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)