Politics in Placitas, Dona Ana County, New Mexico are largely focused on community development and creating a better quality of life for its residents. Local political candidates are committed to protecting the small-town charm of Placitas while also advocating for its growth and prosperity. Issues such as economic development, education, infrastructure improvements and environmental protection are all important to the local population. The Town Council works with local businesses and organizations to bring new jobs and economic opportunities into the area. Additionally, the Town Council engages with residents by hosting town hall meetings that allow local citizens to share their ideas about how to better improve the community. With these efforts in place, Placitas is sure to continue thriving as one of Dona Ana County's most beloved towns for many years to come.
The political climate in Placitas (Dona Ana County), NM is somewhat 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
Placitas (Dona Ana County), NM is somewhat 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.
Placitas (Dona Ana County), 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 Placitas (Dona Ana County), NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $24,807 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $653 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)