Paraje, NM is a small town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The town is known for its vibrant culture and deep local history. Politically, Paraje has been a reliably Democratic voting base since the early 1900s. With nearly all registered voters identifying with the Democratic Party, Paraje has elected representatives from both parties to local political office. These representatives have worked hard to make sure the citizens of Paraje have access to quality public services such as schools, parks, and roads. In recent years, there have been several controversial topics such as immigration and health care reform that have divided the town along party lines. Despite these issues, locals agree that their elected leaders are working hard to serve the best interests of all residents in Paraje.
The political climate in Paraje, 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
Paraje, 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.
Paraje, 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 Paraje, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $333 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)