The politics in 88007 Las Cruces, NM are driven by a diverse population. Over half of the population is Hispanic or Latino and nearly 20 percent identify as White. The city has three council members representing the people of Las Cruces who are elected to serve four-year terms at-large; two state representatives, and one state senator who represent Las Cruces in the New Mexico Senate and House of Representatives. In addition to these elected officials, there are numerous local political organizations, including the Las Cruces Democratic Party, La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and more. These organizations all work to advocate for the rights of all citizens and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 88007 (Las Cruces, 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 88007 (Las Cruces, NM) is somewhat liberal.
Las Cruces, 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.
Las Cruces, 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 88007 (Las Cruces)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,499 contributions totaling $140,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $76,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)