Navajo, NM is a small town located in Apache County that is home to the Native American Navajo tribe. Historically, the town has been ruled by the traditional government, known as the Navajo Nation Council, which consists of 88 tribal delegates who are elected by their communities. The Council is responsible for creating and enforcing laws related to the welfare of the people of Navajo. In recent years, local politics have also become increasingly important in this community. Local candidates are running for office in city elections across Navajo in order to address issues such as economic development, education reforms and public safety initiatives. These candidates bring unique perspectives and policy ideas to improve life for tribal members and others living in Navajo. Through these efforts, they are striving to create a better future for this community and its people.
The political climate in Navajo, 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
Navajo, 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.
Navajo, 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 Navajo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)