The politics in Rio Rancho, NM (zip code 87144) revolve around the local government. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council system, with the Mayor being elected at-large and four Councilors representing four distinct districts. Currently, Greggory H. Hull is serving as the Mayor of Rio Rancho while Carol Mims Galloway, Robert A. Dente Jr., Madalyn Sánchez, and Mark Scott are the current members of the City Council. Together they work to address issues facing the community such as crime prevention, economic development, infrastructure improvements and public safety initiatives. There are also various boards and commissions in place within the city that are appointed by either the Mayor or Council to provide guidance on legislative action taken by both parties. Within this system it is important for citizens to stay informed about their local elections and be part of the decision making process when it comes to issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 87144 (Rio Rancho, NM) is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87144 (Rio Rancho, NM) is leaning liberal.
Rio Rancho, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
Rio Rancho, New Mexico: r r 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 87144 (Rio Rancho)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,181 contributions totaling $95,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $47,420 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)