Tres Piedras, New Mexico, located in Rio Arriba County in the northern part of the state, is a small community with a tight-knit and friendly atmosphere. The town’s local politics are of great importance to the people living here, as they strive to make their community the best it can be. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect all residents and come to decisions on how to allocate resources in order to improve the quality of life for everyone. Community members are also encouraged to attend open forums and public hearings which allow them a chance to express their concerns or share ideas about how things could be done differently. Local elections are held every two years for Mayor and Town Council members, giving residents an opportunity to choose who will represent them in town government. Representation from various factions of society is encouraged on Tres Piedras’ Town Council, making sure that everyone has a voice when it comes to political decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 87577 (Tres Piedras, NM) is strongly liberal.
Taos County, NM is very liberal. In Taos County, NM 76.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taos county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.4% to 21.6%.
Taos county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87577 (Tres Piedras, NM) is strongly liberal.
Tres Piedras, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
Taos County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Taos 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.
Tres Piedras, 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 87577 (Tres Piedras)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $1,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 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)