Social atmosphere? (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho: military, residential, areas)

[crystalblue]

Liberal, conservative?

whre does Abq rate?

[Zoidberg]

Albuquerque is a swing city in a swing state.

Lower density areas tend to be more republican, higher density more democrat. As with most of America there are many more liberal folks than conservative ones but as far as the polls go, it's very close here.

[LLD]

I'd call the question about political atmosphere not social atmosphere. Santa Fe is liberal and many parts of Albuquerque are liberal but I still see a ton of Bush stickers. I agree that the cities seem to lean liberal and the rural areas are more conservative. Fairly typical pattern for several states I'd say. Overall New Mexico seems to go the Dem route over the last several Presidential elections but at times it goes for the Repbulican. So it is a mixed bag.

[abqsunport]

Well the congress rep. for the region Albuquerque is in is a republican, Heather Wilson. However, she only won by 800 votes. So...its pretty evenly distributed. Some parts of the city are more heavily biased than others.

[ABQConvict]

You can't peg Albuquerque as one or the other. It varies from 'hood to 'hood.

<<WARNING: GROSS GENERALIZATIONS AHEAD>>

Many newer communities and sprawl areas (west side/Rio Rancho/Far NE Heights) are taking in newcomers from more conservative parts of the country which is skewing the city (and the congressional district) to the right.
More established areas tend to be Democrat and there are large swaths of extreme (and I mean barefooted drum beating anti-everything marching vegan animal rights) liberalism in the SE part of town near UNM and Nob Hill. Although I find those people kind of silly, I much prefer them to the other side (Gas-guzzling SUV W'04 I'll use all the H2O I want on my Kentucky bluegrass perfection hey, the military industrial complex is why you can afford to protest barefooted 'n beaded If you don't love America go back to communist Russia ya longhair) of Albuquerque.

I have yet to find a middle ground

ABQConvict