Blanco, New Mexico is a small rural town located in the south-central region of the state. The area is known for its wide open spaces and strong sense of community. Politics in Blanco are mostly focused on local issues that impact the citizens of this small town, such as education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. The city council works hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality services while keeping taxes low. Local elections take place every two years and a mayor is elected by the citizens to represent them at the county level. Additionally, there are several political action committees in Blanco that work to advance community and state initiatives. These groups strive to create greater economic opportunities for all residents as well as provide resources for those in need. By engaging in local politics, Blanco citizens can ensure their voices are heard and their interests are represented.
The political climate in Blanco, NM is somewhat conservative.
San Juan County, NM is strongly conservative. In San Juan County, NM 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Juan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 34.6%.
San Juan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blanco, NM is somewhat conservative.
San Juan County, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Farmington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Blanco, 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 Blanco, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 439 contributions totaling $28,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $9,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)