Grants, NM is a small city located in Cibola County. Although the population of the city is relatively small, it still has a vibrant political life. The local politics are largely driven by the Cibola County Board of Commissioners and several other elected officials who act as representatives for the people of Grants, NM. In addition to their roles in local government, these representatives also strive to create an environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion. They work tirelessly to ensure that all citizens have access to essential services and are treated fairly regardless of their backgrounds. Furthermore, they actively seek out opportunities to engage with constituents and get feedback on how best to serve their community.
The political climate in Grants, NM is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Cibola County, NM 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, Cibola county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
Cibola county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grants, NM is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
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 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 Grants, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $11,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $15,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)