Dixon, NM has a strong political presence. The town is located in Rio Arriba County and is part of the New Mexico state legislature. The local government is focused on making sure every resident is represented in their political decisions. There are many active organizations in Dixon, NM that engage citizens to become involved in local politics. Local residents often participate in town hall meetings and other events to make their voices heard on important issues. The town also holds regular elections for city council members who serve as the voice of the people in policy discussions and decisions. Dixon also holds regular elections for state representatives, who have an important role when it comes to advocating for the needs of the community at large. With such an active political climate, Dixon NM provides an example of how citizens can get involved and help shape their local government.
The political climate in Dixon, NM is moderately 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
Dixon, NM is moderately 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.
Dixon, 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 Dixon, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 329 contributions totaling $32,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)