The politics in 87540 Lamy, NM are currently dominated by the Democratic Party, which holds a majority of elected offices. There are no current local political candidates in this small rural town as elections take place county-wide or statewide. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in voter registration and engagement in civic activities as residents become more aware of the issues facing their community. The local government works to serve the needs of its residents by providing basic services such as trash collection and emergency services. Additionally, they work to ensure a safe and secure environment for all citizens by investing in public safety initiatives such as improved street lighting and neighborhood watch programs. While 87540 Lamy, NM does not have any specific political representatives, it is part of a larger network of rural towns that work together to address shared challenges.
The political climate in Zip 87540 (Lamy, 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 87540 (Lamy, NM) is moderately liberal.
Lamy, 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.
Lamy, 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 87540 (Lamy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,013 contributions totaling $55,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)