Encinal, NM is a small town in the southeastern part of the state with a population of just over 2,000 people. As a typical rural town, Encinal has strong conservative values and leans towards voting Republican candidates in local elections. The community is proud of its heritage and many of its citizens have deep roots in the area. Local politics are largely centered around issues such as economic development, public safety, and maintaining access to natural resources for residents. There are always plenty of candidates running for office each election season, however it is not uncommon for certain incumbents to be reelected since they often have a long record of serving their constituents well. It's important to take the time during elections to learn about all the candidates and their respective platforms so that each Encinal voter can make an informed choice on who will best represent their interests in local government.
The political climate in Encinal, NM is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Cibola County, NM 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cibola county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
Cibola county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Encinal, NM is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Grants Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Encinal, New Mexico: D d D D d d
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 Encinal, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $9,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)