The small town of 88020 Cotton City, NM is a politically active area, with locals engaging in important political conversations and decisions. With an estimated population of around 10,000 people, the citizens of Cotton City are passionate about their town’s growth and future. Issues such as education reform, healthcare availability, business growth and development, and local infrastructure are all actively discussed by locals who hope to bring positive change to their community. In recent years, local elections have seen a spike in voter turnout due to the importance that citizens have placed on the outcome of these decisions. Local politicians strive to represent the interests of their constituents while also pushing for positive change in order to create a better future for everyone in Cotton City.
The political climate in Zip 88020 (Cotton City, NM) is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Hidalgo County, NM 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.7%.
Hidalgo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88020 (Cotton City, NM) is somewhat conservative.
Cotton City, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Cotton City, New Mexico: r R d d 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 zip 88020 (Cotton City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $35,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,953 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)