Las Palomas, NM is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population of friendly people who are proud of their cultural and historical roots. The local political scene in Las Palomas reflects this diversity, with candidates from both major parties competing for office. At the local level, they aim to improve community services, create jobs, and protect the environment. Additionally, local candidates prioritize issues important to the area's unique culture and heritage, such as preserving traditional land rights or ensuring access to quality education. Many in town value these efforts and recognize that it takes citizens working together to ensure a strong future for Las Palomas.
The political climate in Las Palomas, NM is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, NM is moderately conservative. In Sierra County, NM 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sierra county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.1%.
Sierra county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Las Palomas, NM is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, New Mexico is moderately 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.
Las Palomas, 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 Las Palomas, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 783 contributions totaling $33,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $40,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)