Duran, NM is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. It is known for its quiet atmosphere and rural setting. Politically, Duran has traditionally been a conservative area and is part of a state that tends to lean towards the Republican Party. However, there are still many issues that are important to the citizens of Duran, including access to healthcare, education funding, economic growth, and environmental protection. Every election year brings with it an opportunity for local residents to voice their opinion on these topics through their choice of representatives at the state and federal levels. The 2018 elections saw strong support for progressive candidates in many areas of Duran as people wanted to make their voices heard on these important issues. It will be interesting to see how this trend plays out in future elections in this small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Duran, NM is moderately conservative.
Torrance County, NM is very conservative. In Torrance County, NM 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Torrance county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.2%.
Torrance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duran, NM is moderately conservative.
Torrance County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Albuquerque 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.
Duran, New Mexico: R R r 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 Duran, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $8,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $446 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)