The small town of Anthony, New Mexico (88021) is a rural area with a population estimated at 8,855 as of 2019. Despite its small population, it has become an increasingly important center for political activity in the region. Local elections are held every two years to fill positions including mayor, city commissioner, and other offices that affect the daily lives of citizens. Candidates running for these positions come from both major parties and minor parties alike, and campaigns are typically spirited affairs that draw attention from throughout the area. Issues such as infrastructure improvement and economic development are often hotly debated topics during election season in Anthony. Residents take pride in their local politics and are always eager to participate in civic engagement whenever possible.
The political climate in Zip 88021 (Anthony, NM) is moderately liberal.
Dona Ana County, NM is moderately liberal. In Dona Ana County, NM 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dona Ana county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 39.7%.
Dona Ana county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88021 (Anthony, NM) is moderately liberal.
Anthony, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Dona Ana County, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Las Cruces 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.
Anthony, 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 zip 88021 (Anthony)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $47,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $38,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $694 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)