White Sands, NM 88002 is a small town located in the southern part of New Mexico. It is known for its beautiful sandy beaches and nearby parks and recreational areas. Despite its small size, White Sands has an active political scene. The town is represented by two state representatives in the New Mexico State Legislature, Senator Ron Griggs and Representative Bill McCamley. Other local political figures include Mayor Matthew Krause and Councilwoman Patricia Valdez who have both been working to ensure that White Sands continues to be a safe and prosperous place to live. They are also pushing for more economic development opportunities in the area. There is an active citizens group called the White Sands Community Action Network that provides resources to residents who need help with local issues such as access to healthcare, housing affordability, public safety, and job opportunities. Overall, White Sands is an area that still maintains a strong sense of community spirit despite its small population size.
The political climate in Zip 88002 (White Sands, 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 88002 (White Sands, NM) is somewhat liberal.
White Sands, 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.
White Sands, 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 88002 (White Sands)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $8,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)