The politics of 87102 Albuquerque, NM are shaped by the people and organizations that call the area home. From the local government to prominent citizens, 87102 Albuquerque is a diverse community with many different views on how to best serve its residents. Local government is responsible for managing resources, developing infrastructure, and creating policies that benefit the area and its citizens. They also work alongside non-profits, businesses, and other organizations to promote economic development and build strong relationships with community members. On the local level, citizens can get involved in electing their representatives who will then be responsible for making decisions that impact them directly. In addition to this, political campaigns bring out passionate voices from all segments of society who advocate for change at any level of decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 87102 (Albuquerque, 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 87102 (Albuquerque, NM) is moderately liberal.
Albuquerque, 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.
Albuquerque, 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 87102 (Albuquerque)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,919 contributions totaling $301,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $95,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $640 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)