Grant County, NM is home to a diverse community with a vibrant political scene. Residents are passionate about their local politics and often get involved in campaigns for county commissioners, sheriff, district attorney and other elected officials. Local candidates strive to work with the community to create positive change in Grant County. There have been initiatives to improve infrastructure, support public education, promote economic development and environmental conservation, and provide assistance for those in need. Grant County residents are also committed to preserving their cultural heritage and making sure that everyone has access to quality healthcare services. All of these efforts demonstrate the dedication of the citizens of Grant County to improving their community through political action.
The political climate in 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
Grant County, NM 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.
Grant, 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 Grant County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,977 contributions totaling $190,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 406 contributions totaling $70,478 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)