Cannon AFB, NM is a small Air Force Base located in the eastern part of New Mexico. Political issues are always relevant in the community, and Cannon AFB is no exception. On the local level, members of the community can vote for their representatives for County Commissioner or Mayor of Clovis. At the state level, there are New Mexico Senators and Representatives who represent Cannon AFB in legislative matters. In addition to these officials, there are a number of other political positions that affect life at Cannon AFB, such as state legislators who pass laws that impact things like taxes, public safety, education funding, and economic development initiatives. The political environment at Cannon AFB is constantly changing as new issues arise and elected officials come into power. It's important for residents to stay informed about local politics and ensure that their voices are heard by their representatives when it comes to important decisions affecting life at Cannon AFB
The political climate in Cannon AFB, NM is somewhat conservative.
Curry County, NM is very conservative. In Curry County, NM 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Curry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.5%.
Curry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cannon AFB, NM is somewhat conservative.
Curry County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Clovis Metro Area is very 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.
Cannon AFB, 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 Cannon AFB, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $37,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 467 contributions totaling $105,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)