The small village of Veguita, NM (zip code 87062) is located in the south-central part of the state. Although it's a small community with a population estimated at around 500 people, it is home to some active politics. The village is served by the Socorro County Commission, which has three members elected by local voters. This governs many aspects of Veguita life such as taxes, services, and infrastructure planning. The area also falls under the jurisdiction of the Second District Court, which serves as an intermediary between local government and residents. There are both Republican and Democratic parties involved with local politics in Veguita, and citizens can get involved by attending open meetings or volunteering for campaigns. Despite its small size, Veguita takes pride in its political activities and encourages residents to engage with their local leaders to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 87062 (Veguita, 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 87062 (Veguita, NM) is leaning liberal.
Veguita, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
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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.
Veguita, 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 87062 (Veguita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)