Cimarron, NM is a small town in Colfax County in the northeastern corner of New Mexico. It is home to just over 1000 residents and has had a long history of local politics. The town is served by various local government officials including the mayor, city council, and other board members who are elected every two years. Local elections include candidates from both major parties as well as smaller ones. These officials work together to ensure Cimarron remains a safe and attractive place to live. They strive to provide essential services such as fire protection, police protection, water systems, recreational activities and more for all citizens of the town. Additionally, local leaders are continuously looking for ways to improve conditions within the community and ensure Cimarron remains a great place for its residents to call home.
The political climate in Cimarron, 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
Cimarron, 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.
Cimarron, 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 Cimarron, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)