The small town of Chaparral, NM is located in Otero County and has an approximate population of 8,880. Although it is a small community, Chaparral still has a strong political presence with local representatives actively involved in local politics. The city council consists of seven members elected from each ward within the city limits. There are also two state representatives that serve the Otero County area and one Congressional representative for the entire district. The citizens of Chaparral are passionate about their politics and often take part in local debates and discussions on how to better their community. The overall purpose of the city council is to promote public safety and welfare as well as providing essential services to all residents. Local politicians frequently attend town hall meetings where they discuss ideas with members of the community and listen to their concerns. Overall, political activity in 88081 Chaparral, NM is active and vibrant which serves to benefit its residents by creating a sense of unity and shared values among its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 88081 (Chaparral, 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 88081 (Chaparral, NM) is moderately liberal.
Chaparral, 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.
Chaparral, 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 88081 (Chaparral)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)