Torrance County in New Mexico is a politically active and vibrant community. The county has had a long history of involvement in local and state politics, with several prominent politicians having roots in the area. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in voter turnout due to increased interest and participation in local elections. During election season there are often several candidates vying for various positions across the county. These candidates include members of both major parties as well as independents who strive to bring about positive change to their communities. On election day, Torrance County residents always come out in droves to cast their ballots for those they feel will best represent their needs and values.
The political climate in Torrance County, NM is very conservative.
In Torrance County, NM 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Torrance county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.2%.
Torrance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Torrance County, NM is very conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Torrance, 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 Torrance County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 477 contributions totaling $81,881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $17,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)