Happy Valley, NM is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state. It has a rich history of political engagement that dates back to its founding over 200 years ago. The politics in Happy Valley are focused on local concerns such as infrastructure, education, public safety, economic development, and quality of life issues. The city has a mayor-council form of government where citizens elect the mayor and the council members to represent their interests. Local elections are important as they decide who will be responsible for making sure that the needs of the community are met. Every few years, local citizens can cast their vote for candidates based on who they think would best serve their interests. In addition to voting for local politicians, Happy Valley residents also have opportunities to participate in events such as town hall meetings and other public forums where they can voice their opinions about various issues impacting the area.
The political climate in Happy Valley, NM is strongly conservative.
Eddy County, NM is very conservative. In Eddy County, NM 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eddy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.4%.
Eddy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Happy Valley, NM is strongly conservative.
Eddy County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Carlsbad-Artesia Metro Area is very 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.
Happy Valley, 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 Happy Valley, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 593 contributions totaling $58,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 423 contributions totaling $326,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $771 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)