Luna County, New Mexico, is an area with a rich political history. Home to the cities of Deming and Columbus, Luna County has seen its fair share of elections over the years. While the county does not feature any current local political candidates, citizens of Luna County have long held strong beliefs in their government and remain dedicated to making sure each election counts. Through the years, residents have taken part in many significant campaigns to determine who will serve them in local offices. The county also takes pride in voting for state and national leaders that reflect their values and interests. From a vibrant local political scene to influencing state-wide decisions, Luna County remains at the center of New Mexico’s politics.
The political climate in 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
Luna County, NM 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.
Luna, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Luna County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $20,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $18,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)