87106 Albuquerque, NM is a vibrant city with a diverse population and rich political history. As the largest city in New Mexico, local politics are highly active, and candidates for local offices must be informed about a wide range of issues facing their constituents. In 2021, the citizens of 87106 Albuquerque will have the opportunity to vote for several candidates that represent various ideologies, platforms, and approaches to governing. For example, one candidate promotes increased access to affordable housing while another puts forward an agenda focused on creating more jobs and economic opportunity in the area. It is important for voters to research these candidates carefully before making an informed decision that reflects their values and priorities. No matter who they choose, it is clear that 87106 Albuquerque has no shortage of passionate and committed public servants striving to make their community better and brighter for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 87106 (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 87106 (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 87106 (Albuquerque)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,427 contributions totaling $708,788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $41,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)