Lordsburg, NM is a small town located in Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico. It has a population of 2,309 and is known for its beautiful landscapes and rich history. Politically, it is part of the Democratic Party that dominates the state politics. The current mayor of Lordsburg is Mayor Armando M. Gonzales who was elected in 2018 and represents the Democratic Party. Local political candidates include incumbent Senator Carlsbad District 28 Susan Herrera, Representative District 28 James G. Townsend, and Commissioner District 3 Dewayne Lomax; all of whom are Democrats. The residents of Lordsburg take pride in their local government and actively participate in politically related events.
The political climate in Zip 88045 (Lordsburg, NM) is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Hidalgo County, NM 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.7%.
Hidalgo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88045 (Lordsburg, NM) is somewhat conservative.
Lordsburg, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Lordsburg, New Mexico: r R d d 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 88045 (Lordsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)