Chama, New Mexico is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The town has a long history as a major hub for trade along the Santa Fe Trail and continues to be an important stop on the Colorado-New Mexico border today. The politics in Chama are overseen by the local government, which consists of a mayor, four council members, and various other officials. The mayor and council members are elected every four years by the residents of Chama and work hard to improve the quality of life in their city. In addition to local government, there are also state representatives from Chama who work with legislators at both levels to ensure that Chama's best interests are represented in decisions made at all levels. Local initiatives such as increasing safety, improving infrastructure, and dealing with environmental concerns are just some of the topics that these officials focus on.
The political climate in Chama, NM is somewhat liberal.
Rio Arriba County, NM is very liberal. In Rio Arriba County, NM 66.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Arriba county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.1% to 32.5%.
Rio Arriba county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chama, NM is somewhat liberal.
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Espanola Metro Area is very 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.
Chama, 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 Chama, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $3,124 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)