Alamogordo, New Mexico is a small city that is home to many different political organizations and candidates. The area is represented by numerous individuals of both the Democratic and Republican parties. Politicians from both sides of the aisle have dedicated much of their time to ensuring that the voices of citizens in Alamogordo are heard and considered as they work to promote the best interests of their constituents. Recently, there have been local debates on issues such as public school funding, environmental regulation, healthcare reform, and taxation. Local political candidates have made it a priority to inform their constituents about their positions on these matters as well as other important topics facing the city. These conversations provide valuable insight into how our current leaders view the issues at hand and help Alamogordo's citizens make educated decisions during elections.
The political climate in Alamogordo, NM is somewhat 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
Alamogordo, NM is somewhat 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.
Alamogordo, 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 Alamogordo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,662 contributions totaling $63,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 495 contributions totaling $102,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)