The small town of Flora Vista, NM (zip code 87415) is a vibrant community located in northwestern New Mexico. The population of this town is around 4,000 people and it boasts a strong sense of community and civic pride. The local politics in Flora Vista are mainly dominated by the Democratic party, however there is also a strong presence from the Republican party as well. Local political candidates are usually very involved with the community and passionate about helping to make their corner of New Mexico even better. Many of the political disputes in this area involve issues such as education funding or infrastructure initiatives. Election season is an exciting time in Flora Vista as residents come out to vote for their chosen candidates and voice their opinion on the issues that affect them most.
The political climate in Zip 87415 (Flora Vista, 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 87415 (Flora Vista, NM) is moderately conservative.
Flora Vista, 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.
Flora Vista, 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 87415 (Flora Vista)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $840 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $9,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)