Twin Forks, NM is a small town in the southwestern region of the United States. It is known for its laid-back and friendly atmosphere, as well as its close-knit community. Politically, Twin Forks leans left with a majority of voters supporting progressive causes. The local election scene has been dominated by Democrats for many years, although there are some Republicans who have had success in recent elections. Local candidates highly value transparency and accountability when it comes to running their campaigns, which is something that appeals to both parties. The people of Twin Forks are passionate about their community and strive to make it the best it can be, regardless of political leanings.
The political climate in Twin Forks, NM is moderately conservative.
Otero County, NM is strongly conservative. In Otero County, NM 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otero county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.0%.
Otero county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Twin Forks, NM is moderately conservative.
Otero County, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Alamogordo Metro Area is strongly 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.
Twin Forks, 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 Twin Forks, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $5,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $27,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)