Pinos Altos, New Mexico is a small town located in Grant County. As of the most recent census report, the population of the town is just over 500 people. Despite its small size, Pinos Altos has a vibrant political life. Local governing bodies have worked hard to ensure that citizens of all backgrounds are represented and heard. The Town Council is composed of five members who serve 3-year terms and take on responsibilities such as approving budgets, setting tax rates, and making policy decisions. For national representation, residents vote for candidates from both major parties in the nearby cities of Silver City and Santa Clara. Through active participation in local politics, Pinos Altos residents can ensure their interests are met and that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 88053 (Pinos Altos, NM) is leaning liberal.
Grant County, NM is leaning liberal. In Grant County, NM 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 45.4%.
Grant county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88053 (Pinos Altos, NM) is leaning liberal.
Pinos Altos, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Grant County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Silver City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Pinos Altos, 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 88053 (Pinos Altos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $2,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 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)