Oasis, NM is a small rural town located in the Southwestern United States. The town has a population of roughly 5000 people and is known for its rich agricultural heritage as well as being home to some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the region. Politically, Oasis is split between both Democratic and Republican party affiliations. There are two local political candidates currently running for office: Jon Smith, running on the Democratic ticket, and John Johnson, running on the Republican ticket. Each candidate brings their own unique experiences and perspective to their campaigns. Both candidates have actively campaigned throughout the town in order to try and secure enough votes to win their respective races come Election Day. Ultimately it will be up to the citizens of Oasis to decide who they want representing them in government and leading them into a better future.
The political climate in Oasis, NM is moderately 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
Oasis, NM is moderately 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.
Oasis, 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 Oasis, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)