La Jara, NM is a small town located in Conejos County of Colorado. It has a population of less than 1,000 people and is known for its rural, agricultural lifestyle. The local politics in La Jara are formed by the citizens that call it home and are led by a mayor who serves as the head of government for the city. The mayor is elected according to the rules set out by state law and works with other local officials to carry out their duties as elected representatives. Local politicians work together to create ordinances and policies that will maintain the safety and well-being of all La Jara residents. They focus on enacting policies that will improve the quality of life for everyone living in La Jara, from providing services like garbage pickups to expanding recreational opportunities. Every four years citizens can choose between different candidates running for office in order to determine who they want representing them at the local level.
The political climate in La Jara, NM is leaning conservative.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Jara, NM is leaning conservative.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
La Jara, New Mexico: r r 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 La Jara, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $7,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)