The small town of 87323 Thoreau, NM is a community of less than 2,000 people. Its politics are largely determined by the local government, which is made up of elected officials who are responsible for representing the community and making decisions on its behalf. The town has a mayor and four council members, each of whom are elected to two-year terms. There is also an active citizen participation in the political process, as well as various civic organizations that help to keep citizens informed and involved in local affairs. In addition, the state legislature holds regular meetings in 87323 Thoreau where residents can provide input on issues and advocate for their needs. Overall, 87323 Thoreau is a vibrant community with an engaged population that takes part in all aspects of the political process.
The political climate in Zip 87323 (Thoreau, NM) is strongly liberal.
McKinley County, NM is very liberal. In McKinley County, NM 68.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKinley county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.1% to 29.5%.
McKinley county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87323 (Thoreau, NM) is strongly liberal.
Thoreau, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
McKinley County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Gallup 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.
Thoreau, 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 87323 (Thoreau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $26,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,017 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)