Sunshine, NM is a small and vibrant city located in the southwestern part of the state. The local politics in Sunshine are governed by a mayor and a city council that consists of four members elected from each ward. The mayor and city council work together to ensure that the needs of the people of Sunshine are being addressed. They have implemented numerous initiatives to improve public safety, infrastructure, and overall quality of life for residents. Additionally, they provide support for small businesses in order to create jobs and stimulate economic development. As such, they strive to create an environment that allows everyone in Sunshine to live happy and prosperous lives.
The political climate in Sunshine, 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
Sunshine, 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.
Sunshine, 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 Sunshine, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 203 contributions totaling $10,253 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $18,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)