The small town of Tatum, New Mexico has a lot of political activity despite its small population. The city is governed by a mayor and four council members that were elected through the local election process. Every two years, the citizens of Tatum head to the polls to cast their ballots for who they think is the best candidate for office. Over the past few years, many local candidates have run for positions ranging from mayor to council members. These candidates come from all walks of life and have a variety of backgrounds but share a commitment to improving the lives of their constituents. In addition to elections, local politicians also engage in community service projects, hold town hall meetings, and advocate for policies that benefit Tatum residents.
The political climate in Tatum, NM is moderately conservative.
Lea County, NM is very conservative. In Lea County, NM 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lea county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.4%.
Lea county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tatum, NM is moderately conservative.
Lea County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Hobbs Metro Area is very 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.
Tatum, 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 Tatum, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $74,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $854 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)