Fence Lake, NM is an unincorporated community located within Cibola County in the southwestern corner of New Mexico. While it may be small, it has a big impact on local politics. The area's close proximity to the state's major cities and its wide range of interests from conservation to economic development make it an important part of the political system. In recent years, candidates running for various local offices have advocated for the rights of individuals living in Fence Lake as well as broader policies that would benefit all citizens in Cibola County. These candidates have focused on issues like infrastructure, access to resources, and public safety. Many local political leaders are also working to ensure that Fence Lake residents have their voices heard and their needs met in order to maintain a high quality of life for all those who call this small town home.
The political climate in Zip 87315 (Fence Lake, NM) is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Cibola County, NM 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cibola county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
Cibola county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87315 (Fence Lake, NM) is leaning liberal.
Fence Lake, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Grants Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Fence Lake, New Mexico: D d D D d d
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 87315 (Fence Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)