Hagerman, NM is a small town located in southern New Mexico with a population of approximately 1,700 people. Politics in Hagerman has been largely defined by the local elections that take place every two years. The most recent election in 2019 saw the election of a new mayor and three council members. The town also elects two representatives to the Chaves County Commission who are responsible for managing county resources and programs. During election season, locals are encouraged to educate themselves on the issues at hand and vote for candidates that best reflect their views and values as well as those of the community. In addition to electing representatives to help shape local policy, residents of Hagerman also have an opportunity to participate in other political activities such as attending city council meetings and speaking up about issues that matter to them. By doing so, citizens can ensure their voices are heard and help influence decisions made by local government officials.
The political climate in Zip 88232 (Hagerman, NM) is strongly conservative.
Chaves County, NM is very conservative. In Chaves County, NM 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chaves county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.4%.
Chaves county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88232 (Hagerman, NM) is strongly conservative.
Hagerman, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Chaves County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Roswell Metro Area is very 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.
Hagerman, 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 88232 (Hagerman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)