Cuba, NM is a small city located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It has a population of just over 1,900 people. As is the case with many small towns in the area, Cuba’s politics are mostly governed by local elections that vary depending on the year. In recent years, there have been several candidates who have put themselves forward to represent the people of Cuba and its surrounding areas. These candidates tend to focus on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements and investment in education and healthcare within the town itself. As with most places throughout New Mexico, Cuba values its sense of community and strives to be a place where everyone can feel safe and welcomed. Political debates that take place are always done so in an open and respectful manner as every candidate wants what is best for Cuba and its citizens.
The political climate in Cuba, NM is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Sandoval County, NM 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sandoval county remained moderately Democratic, 53.0% to 44.6%.
Sandoval county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cuba, NM is leaning liberal.
Sandoval County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Albuquerque 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.
Cuba, New Mexico: r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cuba, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $7,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)