Gila, NM is a small town located in the southwest corner of New Mexico. It is known for its sprawling deserts and beautiful scenery, but it is also home to a thriving political atmosphere. Residents of Gila take an active role in their local politics, voting for representatives and attending town hall meetings to discuss issues that affect their community. Locally elected officials are tasked with ensuring the needs of the city's citizens are met, from providing basic services such as water and garbage collection to advocating for affordable housing and transportation initiatives. The town also supports numerous community organizations that focus on a range of topics, including economic development, education, health care access, and public safety programs. With the support of these organizations and engaged residents, Gila has become an increasingly vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in Gila, NM is leaning conservative.
Grant County, NM is leaning liberal. In Grant County, NM 52.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained moderately Democratic, 52.6% to 45.4%.
Grant county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gila, NM is leaning conservative.
Grant County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Silver City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Gila, 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 Gila, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,605 contributions totaling $175,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $30,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)