The politics in 87026 Laguna, NM is based around the community's dedication to advancing their values through local elections. Every four years, local residents vote on their preferred candidates for mayor and city council positions. These candidates are chosen by the local citizens to represent their interests and ensure that the town remains a vibrant place with a strong sense of identity. The town has become known as a destination for tourists due to its unique cultural attractions and stunning landscape. In addition to handling local affairs, the elected officials also work alongside state representatives to advance legislative initiatives that benefit the people of Laguna and its surroundings. Overall, Laguna is proud of its political system and works hard to maintain it while continuing to make progress on important issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 87026 (Laguna, NM) is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Cibola County, NM 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cibola county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
Cibola county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87026 (Laguna, NM) is leaning liberal.
Laguna, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Grants Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Laguna, 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 87026 (Laguna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $14,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)