Shiprock, New Mexico is a small town located in the Four Corners region of the Southwest United States. The town is home to the Navajo Nation and has a long history of political involvement in tribal affairs. The council meetings are well attended by citizens and are a great opportunity for locals to get involved with their community and share their voices. Shiprock has been represented both at the local and state levels of government, with elected representatives from both branches of government regularly attending council meetings. In recent years, Shiprock's local politics have become increasingly active as more citizens have taken part in voicing their opinions on issues affecting the community. With an array of diverse perspectives on tribal government and policy, Shiprock's political landscape is dynamic and ever-changing.
The political climate in Shiprock, 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
Shiprock, 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.
Shiprock, 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 Shiprock, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $4,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $433 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)