West Hammond, NM is a small rural town located in the foothills of the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Its political landscape is largely influenced by traditional values and beliefs that have been passed down through generations of families. The local government is composed of two elected commissioners, a mayor, and several appointed individuals that carry out various tasks. Each office ensures that policies are in place to protect the rights of citizens while promoting community growth and development. The current mayor, Joe Smith, has served in office for the past four years and has made it his priority to focus on job creation initiatives and increasing public safety measures throughout the town. Residents often take part in local elections by voting for their preferred candidates or attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important issues. In doing so, West Hammond's residents help shape their own political future and maintain an active role in their community's development.
The political climate in West Hammond, 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
West Hammond, 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.
West Hammond, 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 West Hammond, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 327 contributions totaling $10,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $9,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)