Tularosa, New Mexico is a small town located in Otero County. The population is estimated to be around 5,000 people and it is known for its rich culture and history. Despite being a small community, politics are an important part of life in Tularosa. Political candidates from both major parties put forth their ideas for the betterment of the community during election season. Elected officials focus on improving the quality of life in Tularosa, advocating for local businesses, allocating funds to schools and improving infrastructure such as roads and water utilities. Many of these elected officials are involved with local organizations and committees such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and Library Board which help to ensure that Tularosa remains a vibrant community with economic prosperity for all.
The political climate in Tularosa, NM is moderately conservative.
Otero County, NM is strongly conservative. In Otero County, NM 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otero county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.0%.
Otero county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tularosa, NM is moderately conservative.
Otero County, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Alamogordo Metro Area is strongly 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.
Tularosa, 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 Tularosa, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $4,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $8,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)