Vado, NM has a government system that is largely based on the laws and regulations of the state of New Mexico. The town is represented by various elected officials who ensure that the citizens have access to local services. Vado has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being the chief executive and the council members being elected representatives. The mayor is elected to serve for a term of two years and is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations in order to ensure good governance in the community. All elected officials must run in nonpartisan elections; however, party affiliations may surface during campaigns. In addition to these locally elected officials, Vado’s residents also elect representatives to represent them at both state and federal levels. At all levels, it is important for Vado’s citizens to be engaged politically so their voices are heard when decisions are made that affect their lives.
The political climate in Vado, NM is moderately liberal.
Dona Ana County, NM is moderately liberal. In Dona Ana County, NM 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dona Ana county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 39.7%.
Dona Ana county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vado, NM is moderately liberal.
Dona Ana County, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Las Cruces 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.
Vado, 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 Vado, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)