The politics in 87083 Cochiti Lake, NM is largely influenced by the local government. The current governor of New Mexico is Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat who has been in office since January 2019. On the local level, there are several representatives that serve the area. These representatives include two members of the state House of Representatives, James E. Smith and Deborah A. Armstrong; and two members of the state Senate, Mimi Stewart and Jacob Candelaria. All four individuals are active in their roles within the community and strive to make Cochiti Lake a better place for all residents to live and work. Furthermore, members of the community have organized a number of civic organizations that focus on improving local politics through education and involvement in local politics. These organizations seek to raise awareness about important issues within 87083 Cochiti Lake, NM such as economic development, environmental protection, healthcare access, education reform, public safety initiatives and more. By working together with these civic organizations, residents are able to shape their own political environment while improving life for everyone living in this small yet vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 87083 (Cochiti Lake, 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 87083 (Cochiti Lake, NM) is leaning liberal.
Cochiti Lake, 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.
Cochiti Lake, 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 87083 (Cochiti Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $2,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)