The small town of Questa, NM (zip code 87556) is home to a tight-knit community with strong democratic values. There are no local political candidates for the residents of this rural community to choose from, but they do have reliable representation in the state legislature and Congress. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the area since early 1900s and continues to hold true to its values today. Residents are passionate about their beliefs and take part in local politics, engaging with their representatives on issues that affect them directly. Despite its small size, Questa is an important part of New Mexico’s democratic landscape and it is made up of proud citizens who are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in.
The political climate in Zip 87556 (Questa, 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
Zip 87556 (Questa, NM) is moderately liberal.
Questa, New Mexico 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.
Questa, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 87556 (Questa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $4,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $85 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)