The small community of 87582 Velarde, New Mexico is home to just over 500 people. It is a rural area situated in the northern part of the state, and it has limited access to political resources. The local politics are overseen by the county government, which is composed of three County Commission members who are elected every four years by the residents of 87582 Velarde. There are no specific local political candidates vying for office in 87582 Velarde, as there are typically not enough residents to warrant such an election. Instead, citizens have access to state-level offices such as governor, senators and representatives that serve the entire state. Residents also have access to national representatives and senators from both major parties that offer their services throughout the entire country. This allows those living in 87582 Velande to participate in democracy while still being part of a small community with limited resources.
The political climate in Zip 87582 (Velarde, NM) is moderately liberal.
Rio Arriba County, NM is very liberal. In Rio Arriba County, NM 66.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Arriba county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.1% to 32.5%.
Rio Arriba county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87582 (Velarde, NM) is moderately liberal.
Velarde, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Espanola 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.
Velarde, 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 87582 (Velarde)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $1,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)