Windmill, NM is a small town located in the south-west part of the state. It has long been a center for political activity and discourse, due to its large and diverse population. There are numerous local political organizations that meet regularly to discuss local issues and ways to improve the community. Local politicians often come to Windmill, NM to speak about their views on important topics or to gather support for their campaigns. In addition, many residents of Windmill participate in national elections and actively support candidates of their choice. Overall, politics play an important role in life in Windmill, NM, from deciding on how best to serve the local population's needs to determining which national leaders should be elected.
The political climate in Windmill, 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
Windmill, 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.
Windmill, 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 Windmill, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $35,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,953 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)