Loving, NM is a small town in southeastern New Mexico. The friendly residents of Loving cherish their close-knit community and are very involved in local politics. Politically, the citizens of Loving tend to lean conservative but are open to progressive ideas as well. Local elections usually feature a range of candidates from both major parties, making for lively debates and interesting conversations about the issues that matter most to locals. Community engagement is high with voter turnout often exceeding 80%, demonstrating the importance Loving citizens place on having their voices heard when it comes to decisions which impact their lives.
The political climate in Loving, NM is moderately conservative.
Eddy County, NM is very conservative. In Eddy County, NM 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eddy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.4%.
Eddy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loving, NM is moderately conservative.
Eddy County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Carlsbad-Artesia Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Loving, New Mexico: R R R R R R
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 Loving, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $6,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)