Ute Park, NM is an area known for its mountainous terrain and natural beauty. The local government is comprised of a mayor and five city council members who are responsible for upholding the laws that govern the community. Each of these elected officials has their own platform and sets out to make Ute Park a better place by enacting policies that benefit the citizens. Issues such as taxes, economic development, public safety, health care, education, and infrastructure are all important topics to the local political candidates running in Ute Park's elections. As voters head to the polls during election season, they can make their voices heard by voting for the candidate that will best represent their interests. They can also take part in town hall meetings or other events in order to stay informed on how their local politicians are voting on various issues. By doing so, they can be sure that their voices are being heard when it comes to making decisions that affect Ute Park and its citizens.
The political climate in Ute Park, NM is somewhat conservative.
Colfax County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Colfax County, NM 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colfax county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 43.4%.
Colfax county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ute Park, NM is somewhat conservative.
Colfax County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Ute Park, New Mexico: d r D d 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 Ute Park, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)