Grants, New Mexico is located in the northwest corner of the state and is part of Cibola County. The city is home to an estimated 8,870 people, giving it a population density of 1,922 people per square mile. Despite its small size, Grants has a rich political landscape that has seen many changes over the years. The local politics are managed by a mayor-council form of government, with elections held every two years for mayor and five council members. In recent years, citizens have been encouraged to become more involved in political decisions that impact their lives and community. There are numerous local organizations dedicated to issues such as economic development and job creation that have helped shape the future of Grants. The city also hosts several debates each year between candidates running for local office positions so residents can get to know them better and decide who best represents their interests.
The political climate in Zip 87020 (Grants, NM) is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Cibola County, NM 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cibola county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
Cibola county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87020 (Grants, NM) is leaning liberal.
Grants, New Mexico is leaning liberal.
Cibola County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Grants Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Grants, 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 87020 (Grants)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $11,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $14,878 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)