The politics in 87416 Upper Fruitland, NM is an interesting mix of local and national movements. Residents of the area are passionate about protecting their rights and making sure their voices are heard on the issues that matter to them. They take an active role in local elections, pushing for candidates that they feel will best serve the community’s needs. Locals often take on leadership roles to ensure their town has a strong presence in state and national politics. Local politicians strive to keep Upper Fruitland a safe place for all its residents, while also taking into account the environment and economic needs of those living there. They work hard to make sure everyone is represented fairly and equitably in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 87416 (Upper Fruitland, 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 87416 (Upper Fruitland, NM) is moderately conservative.
Upper Fruitland, 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.
Upper Fruitland, 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 87416 (Upper Fruitland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $2,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)