The City of the Sun, NM is a small town in the southwestern United States with a rich political history. The city has seen many mayors come and go throughout the years, each one having different ideas and ideologies to provide the citizens of City of the Sun with an improved quality of life. These mayors range from liberal-minded individuals who prioritize environmental preservation and public investment to conservative-minded individuals who prioritize fiscal responsibility and economic growth. There is a long list of local politicians who have served in various capacities over the years, some more influential than others. The residents of City of the Sun are politically engaged and active when it comes to voting for their preferred representatives or initiatives that they believe will benefit their community. Despite its small size, City of the Sun can proudly lay claim to having a proud history of political engagement and action within its borders.
The political climate in City of the Sun, NM is leaning conservative.
Luna County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Luna County, NM 44.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Luna county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 44.0%.
Luna county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
City of the Sun, NM is leaning conservative.
Luna County, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
Deming Metro Area is somewhat 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.
City of the Sun, New Mexico: r R d 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 City of the Sun, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $9,872 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)