The small town of 87712 Buena Vista, NM is situated in Colfax County and is a quaint farming community of just over 1,000 residents. Politically, the town leans towards conservative ideals and the local government is run by Mayor John Johnson. The citizens of Buena Vista are known for their hard-working nature and strong sense of community. Elections for mayor are held biennially and voters have usually opted to keep Mayor Johnson in office for his efforts to improve the quality of life in the area. In recent years, several initiatives have been put forward to increase public safety, infrastructure improvements, and job growth. Residents who live in 87712 Buena Vista remain proud of their hometown politics and enjoy being part of a close-knit community that values its traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 87712 (Buena Vista, NM) is moderately liberal.
Mora County, NM is strongly liberal. In Mora County, NM 65.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mora county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.0% to 33.6%.
Mora county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87712 (Buena Vista, NM) is moderately liberal.
Buena Vista, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Mora County, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
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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.
Buena Vista, 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 87712 (Buena Vista)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)