White Sands, NM is a small town located in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. While the town itself is relatively small, with a population of around 3000 people, it is still home to a vibrant political climate. White Sands holds local elections each year to elect its mayor and three other city council members who are responsible for ensuring that the town's day-to-day operations are managed smoothly. The mayor and city council set policies that affect the welfare of all citizens in White Sands, from creating zoning laws to setting budgets. Though the town may be small, White Sands' politics are just as important and influential as those of any larger municipality.
The political climate in White Sands, 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
White Sands, 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.
White Sands, 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 White Sands, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $8,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)