The Taos Metro Area is a vibrant area located in northern New Mexico and is home to many diverse cultures. The area is also home to a number of local political candidates who are passionate about making their community a better place to live. These candidates range from those running for mayor, city council, county commissioner, and other positions throughout the region. Each candidate has put forth a platform centered on creating more opportunities for job growth, providing improved services across the board, and ensuring that everyone in the region has access to quality education and healthcare. Many of these candidates are running on platforms that focus on preserving the rich history of Taos and promoting sustainable development that will create long-term benefits for all residents. The political landscape in Taos Metro Area is constantly changing but one thing remains clear: these candidates are committed to helping make their community a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Taos Metro Area is very liberal.
In Taos Metro Area 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, the Taos metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.4% to 21.6%.
The Taos metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Taos, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Taos Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,020 contributions totaling $785,698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $64,911 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)