Alamo, New Mexico is a small rural town located in the northeast corner of the state. The town has a rich history of farming and ranching that dates back to the late 1800s when it was founded. The population of Alamo is around 1,500 people and growing. In recent years, the town has seen an influx of new businesses and industries which have provided economic opportunities for its citizens.
Politically speaking, Alamo is a largely Democratic-leaning area with most residents expressing support for progressive candidates and causes. There are a few Republican-leaning voters here as well, but most align with Democratic values on issues such as healthcare, education, immigration reform and environmental protection. Local elections tend to be hotly contested and feature multiple candidates vying for office. In recent years there have been several successful campaigns run by both Republicans and Democrats in the area. The current mayor of Alamo is a Democrat who was elected in 2016 with over 60% of the vote.
The political climate in Alamo, NM is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, NM is leaning liberal. In Socorro County, NM 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Socorro county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 45.5%.
Socorro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alamo, NM is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, New Mexico is leaning 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.
Alamo, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Alamo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)