The small town of Hachita, NM (zip code 88040) is located in the southwest corner of the state nestled between two mountain ranges. It is a small and rural community that relies heavily on the hard work of its citizens. Local politics are limited to decisions made by the village council which includes a mayor and five trustees who are elected every two years. The village council helps with decision making on issues such as land use, economic development, local infrastructure and public safety. The people of Hachita have come together to ensure that their community remains safe and secure for future generations. They take pride in their small town feeling and understand that only through collective effort can they build a better future for all of their citizens.
The political climate in Zip 88040 (Hachita, NM) is leaning conservative.
Grant County, NM is leaning liberal. In Grant County, NM 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 45.4%.
Grant county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88040 (Hachita, NM) is leaning conservative.
Hachita, New Mexico is leaning conservative.
Grant County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Silver City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hachita, 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 88040 (Hachita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $3,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)