The small town of Animas, NM is known for its tight knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Although the area has no official local political candidates, the people of Animas take an active interest in politics and strive to stay informed on current events. Local city council meetings are often well-attended with residents from across the area coming to voice their opinions and provide input into decisions that affect their town. Residents also make sure to cast their ballots during elections in order to support issues that they feel are important or align with their personal beliefs. Overall, the people of Animas care deeply about the politics in their hometown and take an active role in making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Animas, NM is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Hidalgo County, NM 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.7%.
Hidalgo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Animas, NM is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Animas, New Mexico: r R d d 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 Animas, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $70,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,953 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)