Albuquerque, New Mexico is a diverse and vibrant city located in the heart of the Southwest. It is home to an estimated population of 558,545 people, and it is the largest city in the state. Politics in 87104 Albuquerque, NM are largely shaped by its citizens who have a wide range of opinions on local politics. The primary political force in the region is the Democratic Party which holds many seats in local government including Mayor Tim Keller and City Council President Pat Davis. Other popular politicians who have served or are currently serving include former Senator Jeff Bingaman and Congressman Debra Haaland. In addition to these prominent figures, smaller political organizations such as Indivisible Albuquerque and Planned Parenthood Votes are actively engaged in local politics as well. These organizations strive to advocate for issues such as women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, health care access, environmental justice, and immigration reform in Albuquerque.
The political climate in Zip 87104 (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 87104 (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 87104 (Albuquerque)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,412 contributions totaling $582,167 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $59,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)