Sunland Park, NM is a small city located on the US-Mexico border. As such, the city's political landscape is heavily influenced by its proximity to Mexico and the larger El Paso region in Texas. The city council is composed of five members, who are all elected for two-year terms. During their time in office, they make important decisions that impact the lives of residents. These include zoning regulations, budgets, and public safety initiatives. They also work to ensure that Sunland Park remains an attractive place for those hoping to move there or visit from nearby areas. In addition, they provide support for local businesses and organizations while creating a welcoming environment for visitors from around the world.
The political climate in Sunland Park, 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
Sunland Park, NM 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.
Sunland Park, 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 Sunland Park, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $20,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 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)