Church Rock, NM is a small rural town located near the Navajo Nation. Politics in this town are largely influenced by the local Native American population. The primary election cycle for many leaders of local government sees a spirited competition between candidates from both major political parties. Issues that are important to locals include affordable housing, education reform, and economic growth. Locals also prioritize preserving their connection to traditional Navajo culture and values. Political action committees representing the interests of local citizens often play an active role in supporting candidates during elections. It is not uncommon for members of Church Rock’s Native American community to get actively involved in local politics as well, ensuring their voices are heard by elected officials who represent them.
The political climate in Church Rock, NM is moderately liberal.
McKinley County, NM is very liberal. In McKinley County, NM 68.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKinley county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.1% to 29.5%.
McKinley county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Church Rock, NM is moderately liberal.
McKinley County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Gallup Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Church Rock, New Mexico: D D D D D D
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 Church Rock, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,272 contributions totaling $38,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $22,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)