University Park, NM is a small town located in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. The town is home to a diverse population that includes Hispanic, Native American and Anglo-American residents. The political dynamics of University Park are largely shaped by the local government and its representatives. The Mayor and Town Council members are elected from the residents of University Park and work together to manage the town's affairs. Residents have a say in their representation through their votes during elections, which are held every two years. Local political candidates often come from the various sectors of the community, providing a variety of perspectives on issues that are important to the citizens of University Park. Additionally, there is an active citizen advisory board which provides recommendations to both the Mayor and Town Council concerning matters that come before them. Ultimately, being involved in politics at any level in University Park is essential for helping shape the future of this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in University 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
University 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.
University 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 University Park, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,929 contributions totaling $292,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 488 contributions totaling $125,806 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)