The town of Lakewood, NM is a small and tightly knit community located in the northeastern part of the state. Though it may be small, its politics are just as influential as any other. In Lakewood, there are two main political parties: the Republicans and the Democrats. Both have strong presences in the town and often compete for votes in local elections. Recent years have seen an increase in independent candidates, too. These candidates have made their presence felt by offering alternative perspectives on politics and how it affects residents of Lakewood. Local issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and education are also discussed by all candidates during election season. It is important for residents to get out and vote so that their voices can be heard. With strong representation from both major parties and independents alike, 88254 Lakewood will continue to be a politically active community with lots of debate but ultimately a spirit of cooperation among all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 88254 (Lakewood, NM) is very conservative.
Eddy County, NM is very conservative. In Eddy County, NM 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eddy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.4%.
Eddy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88254 (Lakewood, NM) is very conservative.
Lakewood, New Mexico is very conservative.
Eddy County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Carlsbad-Artesia 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.
Lakewood, 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 88254 (Lakewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $15,860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)