Moriarty, NM is a small town located in the high desert of Central New Mexico. It is home to a diverse population of about 2,000 people. The politics in 87035 Moriarty revolve around the local government, which is responsible for providing essential services such as water and sanitation, public safety, and social services. Local politicians work to ensure that the community has access to quality resources while maintaining its small-town charm. Issues such as housing affordability and transportation connectivity are among the most important topics that local leaders consider when making decisions on behalf of their constituents. Political candidates strive to represent the best interests of their voters, while also working to promote economic development and improve living conditions in Moriarty and throughout Central New Mexico.
The political climate in Zip 87035 (Moriarty, NM) is strongly conservative.
Torrance County, NM is very conservative. In Torrance County, NM 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Torrance county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.2%.
Torrance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87035 (Moriarty, NM) is strongly conservative.
Moriarty, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Torrance County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
Moriarty, New Mexico: R R r R R R
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 87035 (Moriarty)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $58,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)