Capitan, New Mexico is a small town located in Lincoln County. It has a strong sense of community and civic pride that is evident in its local politics. The Town Board of Trustees comprises five elected members who serve two-year terms. The board is responsible for passing ordinances, watching over the city’s financial health, and managing various other administrative tasks. They are dedicated to keeping Capitan a thriving and enjoyable place to live. Additionally, the mayor of Capitan is an elected official who directs City Council meetings and works with the Town Board to pass legislation and lead the city in its overall mission. Furthermore, there is a Police Chief who oversees the police department, as well as Fire Chief who oversees the fire department. All of these officials work together to ensure that Capitan continues to be a safe and secure place for citizens to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Capitan, NM is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NM is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NM 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Capitan, NM is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Capitan, 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 Capitan, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $3,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $35,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $729 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)