Angel Fire, NM is a small mountain town in the northern part of the state. Despite its size, Angel Fire has an active political scene. Local elections are held regularly and are open to all residents who are registered to vote. Community engagement is high and candidates often hold public forums to discuss issues that significantly impact the citizens of Angel Fire. Candidates for local office come from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing many options for Angel Fire voters. Overall, politics in Angel Fire are focused on making sure that every resident’s voice is heard and that their interests are represented in decisions made by the local government.
The political climate in Angel Fire, NM is somewhat conservative.
Colfax County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Colfax County, NM 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colfax county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 43.4%.
Colfax county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Angel Fire, NM is somewhat conservative.
Colfax County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Angel Fire, New Mexico: d r D d 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 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 Angel Fire, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $6,948 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $6,246 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)