Williamsburg, NM is a small community in the southwestern part of New Mexico. Though the town is quite small, it still has an active political scene. Local elections are held every few years to choose representatives for the city council and mayor’s office, who work to ensure that Williamsburg continues to be a pleasant place for its residents. Recently, several new initiatives have been proposed to tackle issues like infrastructure improvements and economic development. With its limited budget and resources, the city council has worked hard to make sure that they can address these issues while still keeping taxes low for citizens. The city also frequently hosts public forums so that citizens can discuss any political issues or concerns they may have with their representatives. Through their involvement in local politics, Williamsburg's residents have come together to make sure that this small community remains a vibrant and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Williamsburg, NM is somewhat 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
Williamsburg, NM is somewhat 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.
Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg, 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)