The small town of 88252 Jal, NM is an area well known for its local politics. While there are no specific political candidates in the area, the community as a whole is active in voicing its opinions and concerns in regards to local government. They take part in events such as town hall meetings and other forums where citizens can share their views on important topics. The area also engages in community outreach initiatives that bring members of the public together to discuss matters related to economics, education, public safety, and more. It is clear that this small town takes pride in being involved in the political process and making sure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 88252 (Jal, NM) is strongly conservative.
Lea County, NM is very conservative. In Lea County, NM 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lea county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.4%.
Lea county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88252 (Jal, NM) is strongly conservative.
Jal, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Lea County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Hobbs 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.
Jal, 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 zip 88252 (Jal)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $40 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $52,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)