The 87105 South Valley, NM area has a vibrant political culture that is reflected in the diversity of its citizens. The area is home to many prestigious universities and businesses, and the citizens are actively engaged in their local government. As such, the 87105 South Valley, NM area has strong representation on both state and local levels. Every year, several candidates compete for office in local elections and their platforms reflect the diverse interests of the community. Local politicians strive to represent their constituents’ needs and ensure that their voices are heard across all aspects of government. Furthermore, campaigns from local candidates focus on issues that are important to residents such as education, healthcare, economic development, public safety, and environmental sustainability. Ultimately, the politics in 87105 South Valley reflects the spirit of its people: dedicated to progress through collaboration and thoughtful decision-making for everyone's benefit.
The political climate in Zip 87105 (South Valley, NM) is moderately liberal.
Bernalillo County, NM is strongly liberal. In Bernalillo County, NM 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bernalillo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 36.6%.
Bernalillo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87105 (South Valley, NM) is moderately liberal.
South Valley, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Bernalillo County, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
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.
South Valley, 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 87105 (South Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,286 contributions totaling $161,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $12,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)