Aragon, NM is a small town located in the heart of New Mexico. While it is not home to any major political figures, the people of Aragon are very active and engaged when it comes to politics. Local elections often draw good turnouts as residents come out to cast their votes for the local politicians that will represent them. The town council generally consists of four members who serve two-year terms each and work to ensure that the town’s needs are met. These elected officials also keep an eye on state laws that affect Aragon and work hard to ensure that its citizens are well represented at all levels of government. With a strong commitment to civic engagement, Aragon is a great example of how local politics can make a positive impact on communities.
The political climate in Aragon, NM is strongly conservative.
Catron County, NM is very conservative. In Catron County, NM 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Catron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aragon, NM is strongly conservative.
Catron County, New Mexico is very 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.
Aragon, 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 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 Aragon, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)