The small community of 87513 Arroyo Hondo, NM is located in the picturesque Taos County. Given its relatively small population, there are few local political candidates to speak of. However, the residents take a great interest in their local politics and come together to ensure that their community is well represented on all levels. There has been a great deal of effort put forth by the townspeople to create an open dialogue with state level representatives on issues that affect both the local and wider community. This dialogue ensures that their voices are heard and respected on matters such as public safety, education, healthcare, and other important topics. The commitment to civic involvement makes Arroyo Hondo a model of successful participatory democracy for other communities in New Mexico and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 87513 (Arroyo Hondo, 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 87513 (Arroyo Hondo, NM) is moderately liberal.
Arroyo Hondo, 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.
Arroyo Hondo, 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 87513 (Arroyo Hondo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $8,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)