The politics in 87821 Datil, NM are largely influenced by the state-wide political landscape. As a rural community, Datil has typically been represented in the legislature by Democrats, who have sought to uphold traditional values and support the communities of central New Mexico. The town is also home to a vocal conservative movement, which aims to preserve its small-town character and push for government accountability and fiscal responsibility. In local elections, voters are given the opportunity to choose between candidates from both major parties as well as smaller independent or third-party candidates. Despite differences in ideologies between some factions within the community, residents of 87821 Datil, NM are united in their commitment to ensure that their town remains a vibrant part of the region and state.
The political climate in Zip 87821 (Datil, NM) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 87821 (Datil, NM) is strongly conservative.
Datil, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Catron 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.
Datil, 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 87821 (Datil)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $2,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $3,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)