Flora Vista, NM is a small town located in the state of New Mexico. The town has a long history of progressive politics and is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to social justice. While many of the residents are registered independent or Democrat, the local government is largely run by Republicans. In Flora Vista, there is an emphasis on engaging with citizens to ensure that decisions made by elected officials are reflective of their constituents' wishes. Through regular town hall meetings and open forums, residents can share their opinions on important decisions that will shape their community's future. Local political candidates must demonstrate deep understanding of the issues affecting the people they serve and strive to remain accessible to constituents throughout their term in office.
The political climate in Flora Vista, 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
Flora Vista, 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.
Flora Vista, 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 Flora Vista, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 838 contributions totaling $63,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $59,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)