Ruidoso, New Mexico is a vibrant community located in Lincoln County. It is home to a diverse population of people, many of whom are invested in local politics. The mayor of Ruidoso is Lynn Crawford, who was elected to office in 2018. Additionally, the Town Council for Ruidoso consists of five at-large members who were elected by the community. The city government has put forth various initiatives that have improved infrastructure and quality of life for residents throughout the city. Some notable projects include an updated wastewater treatment plant, a revitalized downtown area, and new housing developments. Residents appreciate the efforts of their local government and take part in voting or running for office whenever possible. As a result, Ruidoso has become increasingly engaged in both state and national politics as well.
The political climate in Ruidoso, NM is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, NM is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NM 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruidoso, NM is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, New Mexico 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.
Ruidoso, 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 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 Ruidoso, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,946 contributions totaling $68,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 913 contributions totaling $359,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $394 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)