The small town of 87552 Pecos, New Mexico is a tight-knit community with a population of about 695 people. It is the county seat of San Miguel County and has been for many years, making it an important political hub in the region. Although most citizens are more concerned about issues closer to home such as local infrastructure or job opportunities, the politics in 87552 Pecos is still an important factor in how the town operates. This includes elections for mayor and other city council positions as well as state and federal representatives that help guide the direction of government policies. While there are no local political candidates currently serving in office, their contributions are felt throughout the town as they support initiatives to improve quality of life such as increasing economic development and providing access to resources like healthcare. There may be limited exposure to national issues facing larger cities, but within 87552 Pecos, politics still plays an active role in shaping the future of this small rural town.
The political climate in Zip 87552 (Pecos, NM) is strongly liberal.
San Miguel County, NM is very liberal. In San Miguel County, NM 68.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Miguel county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.4% to 29.7%.
San Miguel county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87552 (Pecos, NM) is strongly liberal.
Pecos, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
San Miguel County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Las Vegas 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.
Pecos, 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 87552 (Pecos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $14,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)