The politics in Upper Fruitland, NM is an interesting topic that has been discussed among many of the locals for many years. Upper Fruitland is located in a rural area and as such, does not have its own local government. Instead, the town falls under the jurisdiction of the larger San Juan county government. This means that all decisions regarding laws, taxes, services, and programs are made at the county level. Despite this lack of local political representation, many residents still stay active by attending meetings and voicing their concerns to their representatives on various topics. Additionally, they often attend events hosted by different politicians throughout the state to stay informed about down-ballot races and important issues. Although there may be no local candidates running for office in Upper Fruitland itself, residents remain engaged in politics and actively take steps towards bettering their community.
The political climate in Upper Fruitland, NM is somewhat conservative.
San Juan County, NM is strongly conservative. In San Juan County, NM 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Juan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 34.6%.
San Juan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upper Fruitland, NM is somewhat conservative.
San Juan County, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Farmington 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.
Upper Fruitland, 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 Upper Fruitland, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 873 contributions totaling $50,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 442 contributions totaling $71,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)