The politics in 88415 Clayton, NM are driven by a small yet passionate community. The local elections bring together people from all different backgrounds and walks of life who share the same vision for the future of their town. Residents of the area are passionate about their local issues and take part in the voting process every year. Local candidates running for office come from all areas of the community, providing a diverse slate of potential representatives to shape the future of 88415 Clayton, NM. The current mayor is a long-time resident who has been an advocate for progress in the region since his election several years ago. He works hard to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard and respected within his leadership role. Every year, new local politicians are elected to fill positions on city council or other government offices with enthusiasm and optimism for making positive changes in their town. Although 88415 Clayton, NM does not have a large population, its passionate residents make up for it in terms of commitment and energy during political seasons.
The political climate in Zip 88415 (Clayton, NM) is strongly conservative.
Union County, NM is very conservative. In Union County, NM 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.4%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88415 (Clayton, NM) is strongly conservative.
Clayton, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Union County, New Mexico 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.
Clayton, 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 zip 88415 (Clayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $18,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)