Santa Fe, NM is a bustling city located in 87508 that offers an array of unique experiences and attractions. From its historic sites to cultural activities, Santa Fe is home to diverse communities and vibrant local politics. Local governing is managed by the City of Santa Fe which has an elected mayor and six council members who serve four-year terms. Issues facing the locality include economic development and infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, education policy, environmental protection, public health initiatives, and cultural concerns. The local political candidates in Santa Fe are responsible for representing their constituents on these issues as well as advocating for their interests in the larger regional political landscape. This city's political system provides residents with multiple opportunities to engage in civil discourse with their elected officials and shape the future of Santa Fe through active participation.
The political climate in Zip 87508 (Santa Fe, NM) is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe County, NM is very liberal. In Santa Fe County, NM 76.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Fe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.0% to 22.3%.
Santa Fe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87508 (Santa Fe, NM) is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Santa Fe 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.
Santa Fe, 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 87508 (Santa Fe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,389 contributions totaling $605,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $71,942 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)