The Alamogordo, NM Metro Area is a politically diverse region, with a wide range of views and opinions held by its citizens. It has been home to numerous political campaigns and initiatives over the years, ranging from local issues to state-wide initiatives. Local politicians have worked hard to advocate for their constituents and bring meaningful change to the area. With no single party dominating the area, voters have had the opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates running for local office. Due to its diversity, many of these candidates have represented a variety of political backgrounds and ideologies. As one of the most populous metropolitan areas in New Mexico, Alamogordo has maintained an active political scene that looks towards creating a more prosperous future for its residents.
The political climate in Alamogordo Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Alamogordo Metro Area 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Alamogordo metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.0%.
The Alamogordo metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alamogordo 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.
Alamogordo, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Alamogordo Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,488 contributions totaling $114,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 837 contributions totaling $229,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)