Curry County, NM is an area with a rich political history and culture. It is home to many vibrant communities with a diverse range of views on politics and governance. Local elections are often fiercely contested, drawing candidates from various backgrounds who all want to make their voices heard. During election season, the local media keeps residents informed about the candidates running for office and the issues that will affect them. There are several different political organizations in Curry County that work to promote their particular political perspectives within the community. These groups also host events and forums throughout the year to help inform residents on current topics of interest and engage them in civic engagement activities. The views expressed in these events give Curry County residents insight into the different approaches to government and public policy being advocated by those running for office. With such active political involvement among its citizens, Curry County is sure to have an interesting election season ahead.
The political climate in Curry County, NM is very conservative.
In Curry County, NM 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Curry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.5%.
Curry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Curry County, NM is very conservative.
Clovis Metro Area is very 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.
Curry, 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 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 Curry County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $37,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 519 contributions totaling $109,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)