The community of 87801 Socorro, NM is home to a diverse political landscape. It's residents come from a variety of backgrounds and have different views on the issues most important to the city. Local politicians strive to bring attention to these issues in order to create positive change for the people of Socorro. From local advocacy groups to state representatives, there is an effort among elected officials to put the needs of citizens first. Issues such as economic development, public safety, and education are all top priorities for local politicians. They are dedicated to making sure their constituents have access to resources that will help them grow and thrive in their community. With so many voices interacting on important policy decisions, Socorro has become a politically engaged community with a bright future ahead.
The political climate in Zip 87801 (Socorro, NM) is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, NM is leaning liberal. In Socorro County, NM 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Socorro county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 45.5%.
Socorro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87801 (Socorro, NM) is leaning liberal.
Socorro, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Socorro, 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 87801 (Socorro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,693 contributions totaling $99,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $111,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)