The politics of 87038 Laguna, New Mexico are predominately Democratic in nature and have been for many years. A significant portion of the population identifies as Native American, which has a major influence over regional politics. The majority of state representatives and senators representing the district are Democrats, who largely focus on policies that support the Native American community. Education is also a priority for local politicians, with a particular emphasis on providing resources to better serve tribal students. In recent years, environmental issues have begun to become more prominent in the political landscape of 87038 Laguna, with efforts being made to protect sacred sites from drilling and other forms of pollution. Candidates for local office tend to be members of the Democratic party; however, there is a growing number of independent candidates running for office in 87038 Laguna as well.
The political climate in Zip 87038 (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 87038 (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 87038 (Laguna)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 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)