Dona Ana, New Mexico is a small town with plenty of charm and history. The politics in Dona Ana are reflective of the community's priorities, which range from environmental conservation to economic development. Local political candidates are focused on providing a better future for all residents, making sure essential services are provided in an efficient and equitable manner. The town prides itself on being a progressive and inclusive environment, where everyone is respected and listened to. Issues such as housing affordability, public transportation, energy efficiency, education reform and infrastructure improvements have been at the forefront of local campaigns in recent years. Residents here look forward to continued progress and a bright future for their community.
The political climate in Dona Ana, NM is leaning 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
Dona Ana, NM is leaning 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.
Dona Ana, 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 Dona Ana, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,520 contributions totaling $142,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $80,347 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)