Catron County in New Mexico is an area that is largely rural and sparsely populated. The local political landscape reflects this, with a range of small-scale initiatives related to the daily lives of those living in the county. Catron County is composed of several small towns and unincorporated areas, each of which has its own government and regulations. There may be local elections occurring from time to time in certain areas, but for the most part, residents are more involved in other countywide activities that are aimed at improving their quality of life. Common initiatives include efforts to increase access to education, public health services, and other social programs that aim to help out those living in rural areas. While there may not be any major candidates running for office explicitly related to Catron County politics, there are still many ways for residents to take an active role in their community's development.
The political climate in Catron County, NM is very conservative.
In Catron County, NM 25.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Catron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 25.6%.
Catron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Catron County, NM is very conservative.
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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.
Catron, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Catron County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $8,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $13,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)