Santa Teresa is a small town located in New Mexico, with a diverse population of people from several different backgrounds. The local politics are largely focused on the small-town feeling and culture of the area, with most of the decisions being made by the citizens themselves through town hall meetings and community input. Elected officials are responsible for representing their constituents and making sure that all voices are heard when it comes to development and decision-making. In addition to local candidates, national candidates often come to Santa Teresa during election seasons, allowing citizens an opportunity to hear from different perspectives. Ultimately, Santa Teresa strives for a vibrant community where everyone has an equal voice in shaping the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Santa Teresa, NM is somewhat 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
Santa Teresa, NM is somewhat 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.
Santa Teresa, 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 Santa Teresa, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $18,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $17,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)