The politics in 87004 Bernalillo, NM are heavily influenced by the area's population. The majority of the population here is Hispanic and Native American, making issues affecting these two groups a major focus for political candidates. Local political candidates have diverse backgrounds, representing a range of racial backgrounds and ideas. They generally focus on improving education, providing access to healthcare, and economic development initiatives in order to support their constituents. Candidates also strive to make sure their voices are heard in local government decisions as well as at the state and federal levels. This ensures that the needs of 87004 Bernalillo, NM are met so that all residents can benefit from a better quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 87004 (Bernalillo, NM) is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87004 (Bernalillo, NM) is leaning liberal.
Bernalillo, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Bernalillo, New Mexico: r r 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 87004 (Bernalillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 716 contributions totaling $69,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $7,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)