Caballo, NM is a small town located in the Southwestern United States. Although it has a relatively small population with less than 500 people, it plays an important role in the state's politics. The town is served by two representatives in the New Mexico State House of Representatives, as well as one member of the state senate. All are members of the Democratic Party and work to ensure that Caballo's interests are represented in the state government. The small size of Caballo gives its representatives an opportunity to connect more closely with their constituents and to truly understand the needs and desires of their communities. Additionally, local elections for community leaders and town councils occur regularly and offer citizens a chance to participate directly in their local governance.
The political climate in Caballo, 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
Caballo, 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.
Caballo, 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 Caballo, 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)