The small town of Lemitar, New Mexico (zip code 87823) is located in Socorro County and has a charming rural atmosphere. Although the population of Lemitar is not known, it is a quiet place with strong community values. Local politics in Lemitar are largely focused on maintaining the integrity of the town's small-town character while addressing local issues such as infrastructure and economic development. There are several local political candidates that represent the fine citizens of Lemitar, including Mayor Xavier Chavez, Councilwoman Marjorie Lopez, and Commissioner Joe Martinez. Each candidate brings a unique perspective to local politics and strives to improve the quality of life for all citizens in this wonderful small town.
The political climate in Zip 87823 (Lemitar, NM) is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, NM is leaning liberal. In Socorro County, NM 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Socorro county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 45.5%.
Socorro county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87823 (Lemitar, NM) is leaning liberal.
Lemitar, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Socorro County, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
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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.
Lemitar, 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 87823 (Lemitar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $6,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)