Cerrillos, NM is a small village located in Santa Fe County, and has an estimated population of just over 500 people. As such, the politics of the small town are far more localized than what one would find in larger cities and towns. The local government is comprised of a mayor and four council members who are elected by the citizens every two years. Candidates for these positions often come from within the community and focus on issues that directly affect them, including local infrastructure improvement, economic development, and public safety. Through their efforts, Cerrillos maintains its rural charm while still making progress towards a better future for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 87010 (Cerrillos, NM) is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe County, NM is very liberal. In Santa Fe County, NM 76.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Fe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.0% to 22.3%.
Santa Fe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87010 (Cerrillos, NM) is moderately liberal.
Cerrillos, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Santa Fe 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.
Cerrillos, 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 87010 (Cerrillos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 733 contributions totaling $45,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)