Glorieta, New Mexico is a small town located in Santa Fe County. It has an estimated population of about 350 people and is home to many independent businesses. The politics of Glorieta are primarily centered around the local government and their decisions that affect the small community. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the residents every four years. As part of the election process, potential candidates must submit petitions with signatures from 35 or more registered voters in order to be eligible for candidacy. These officials are responsible for making important decisions regarding public works, law enforcement, and other matters that directly impact the lives of residents in Glorieta. In addition to this, the mayor also serves as a figurehead in upholding the values of the community, representing it on a larger scale in the county seat as well as other regional organizations.
The political climate in Zip 87535 (Glorieta, 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 87535 (Glorieta, NM) is moderately liberal.
Glorieta, 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.
Glorieta, 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 87535 (Glorieta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 287 contributions totaling $19,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)