Algodones, NM is located in the Sandoval county of New Mexico and has a small population of just over 800 people. This small town has a mayor-council form of government which is led by an elected mayor and six elected council members. The town holds elections every two years for local government positions, including the mayor, city clerk, treasurer, and council members. Issues addressed by Algodones' political candidates include infrastructure, economic development, education, public safety and emergency services. They also work towards creating a sense of community amongst residents in the small town. The candidates strive to improve the quality of life in Algodones through increased investment in infrastructure projects as well as local business initiatives and educational resources.
The political climate in Algodones, NM is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Algodones, NM is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
Algodones, New Mexico: r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Algodones, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 794 contributions totaling $119,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $13,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)