The Grants, NM Metro Area is a vibrant community that is home to many people. Politics in the area are of great concern for residents of this region and various local political candidates have been running for office in recent years. With an election cycle that comes every two years, it provides citizens with opportunities to have their voices heard. Although population numbers of the area are not included here, it is clear that there is a passionate and engaged electorate who take part in local politics. Local debates often focus on topics such as job growth, public safety, education and infrastructure development. Additionally, city-wide initiatives like parks and recreation projects are often discussed as well. Through lively political discourse between candidates and constituents alike, the Grants Metro Area remains an area where people can come together to discuss issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Grants Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Grants Metro Area 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Grants metro area remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
The Grants metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grants Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Grants, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Grants Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $42,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $23,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)