Canon, NM is a small town located in the American Southwest. It has a rich history and is known for its stunning views of the desert landscape. Although it is a relatively small community, it has an active local political scene. Politicians from various parties vie for office positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board members. The citizens of Canon take their voting rights seriously and often turn out in strong numbers on election day. Over the last decade, the politics in Canon have become increasingly polarized with both major parties debating important issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, education reform, and economic growth. As this trend continues to grow across New Mexico, Canon residents will continue to be active participants in their own government's decision-making processes.
The political climate in Canon, NM is leaning conservative.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canon, NM is leaning conservative.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
Canon, New Mexico: r r 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 Canon, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $14,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)