87579 Vadito, NM is located in the northern region of New Mexico, and is a small rural community. The politics of 87579 Vadito are heavily influenced by the state government of New Mexico, which is largely democratic. Despite its small size, 87579 Vadito has had some impact on state politics due to its close proximity to Santa Fe. In recent years, many local politicians have come from the 87579 Vadito area, pushing for better infrastructure and economic development for their region. Despite this push for progress, 87579 Vadito remains a largely rural area with limited access to resources and job opportunities. As such, residents of 87579 Vadito often rely on state representatives to ensure that their needs are met and that their voice is heard in larger debates.
The political climate in Zip 87579 (Vadito, NM) is moderately 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 87579 (Vadito, NM) is moderately liberal.
Vadito, New Mexico is moderately 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.
Vadito, 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 87579 (Vadito)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $2,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 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)