The politics of 87499 Farmington, NM are largely shaped by the city's small population. With a total population of just under 17,000 people, the city is home to a tight-knit community that is dedicated to civic engagement and activism. Local politics often focus on smaller issues such as zoning and public education rather than larger national issues. Closer to home, Farmington citizens work hard to ensure their representatives are knowledgeable about the needs of their local community and that they stay informed on the issues affecting them. The candidates running for local office in 87499 Farmington, NM must be aware of the challenges facing the community and strive to represent their constituents fairly and with respect.
The political climate in Zip 87499 (Farmington, NM) is moderately 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
Zip 87499 (Farmington, NM) is moderately conservative.
Farmington, New Mexico is moderately 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.
Farmington, 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 87499 (Farmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $20,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $14,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)