The politics in the Farmington, NM Metro Area are largely reflective of the political leanings of the state of New Mexico. Democrats have long held the majority in both the state legislature and congressional delegation, while Republican candidates have had some success at the local level. In recent years, Farmington has seen a rise in grassroots activism on both sides of the aisle, with many residents energized to get involved and make their voices heard on important issues facing the community. With voter turnout traditionally high in local elections, there is sure to be plenty of spirited debate and discussion about who should be representing Farmington's interests in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Farmington Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Farmington Metro Area 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Farmington metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 34.6%.
The Farmington metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmington Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Farmington, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Farmington Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,415 contributions totaling $170,284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,025 contributions totaling $160,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)