Sierra, NM County is a vibrant community with a thriving political landscape. The county's government is comprised of a Board of County Commissioners that sets policy and oversees the day-to-day operations of the county. In addition to the board, there are several elected officials who represent the constituents in Sierra, NM County. These include the Sheriff, District Attorney, and various other offices such as Tax Assessor and Clerk. Each official works diligently to ensure the needs of their constituents are met in a timely and efficient manner. The people of Sierra, NM County also elect members to serve on state and federal governments as well as representatives on local school boards. Overall, residents of Sierra, NM County are proud to be part of this progressive and engaging political environment.
The political climate in Sierra County, NM is moderately conservative.
In Sierra County, NM 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sierra county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.1%.
Sierra county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sierra County, NM is moderately 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.
Sierra, 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 Sierra County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,281 contributions totaling $43,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $113,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)