Santa Teresa, NM (88008) is a small town with a population of approximately 3,000 people. It is located in Dona Ana County and is represented at the state level by Senator Joe Martinez and House Represenative Paula Garcia. The local politics are mainly focused on ensuring that the town is able to maintain its rural identity and charm while still providing essential services such as water, sewer, education and public safety to its residents. The local government also works hard to promote economic growth within the town, by providing incentives for businesses to move into the area. There are several other issues that the local government must tackle such as infrastructure improvements, land use development, and job creation. All of these topics are discussed amongst elected officials and citizens alike at various meetings throughout the year. Santa Teresa's commitment to maintaining its rural character while improving quality of life for its citizens makes it a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 88008 (Santa Teresa, NM) is somewhat liberal.
Dona Ana County, NM is moderately liberal. In Dona Ana County, NM 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dona Ana county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 39.7%.
Dona Ana county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88008 (Santa Teresa, NM) is somewhat liberal.
Santa Teresa, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Dona Ana County, New Mexico is moderately liberal.
Las Cruces 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.
Santa Teresa, New Mexico: d d D D D D
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 88008 (Santa Teresa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $18,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $17,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)