The small town of Soham, NM, with a population of 87565, is a quiet place where people are passionate about politics. Politicians in the area have been working hard to make necessary changes and improvements for the residents. The main focus is on education and economic development. The local political candidates prioritize policies that will benefit the Soham community, such as investment in public transportation and improved infrastructure for better access to healthcare facilities. They also strive to bring more businesses to the area to create jobs and bolster economic opportunities for citizens. Community members look forward to new initiatives that will build a greater sense of connection amongst all members of Soham while also providing needed resources and services.
The political climate in Zip 87565 (Soham, NM) is strongly liberal.
San Miguel County, NM is very liberal. In San Miguel County, NM 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Miguel county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 29.7%.
San Miguel county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87565 (Soham, NM) is strongly liberal.
Soham, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
San Miguel County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Las Vegas 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.
Soham, 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 87565 (Soham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $12,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)