Ruidoso, NM (88355) is a small town in the south-central part of New Mexico with a population of just under 8,000 people. It is a popular tourist destination for outdoor activities like skiing, golfing and hiking. Politically, Ruidoso leans Democratic and has been since 2000. In recent years the town has elected Democrats to positions on both the county and state level. There are currently two Democrats representing Ruidoso in the state senate and one in the house of representatives. The mayor of Ruidoso is also a Democrat. In general, the politics of Ruidoso are characterized by open discussion and progressive initiatives on issues such as education, healthcare, economic development and environmental protection.
The political climate in Zip 88355 (Ruidoso, NM) is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NM is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NM 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88355 (Ruidoso, NM) is strongly conservative.
Ruidoso, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, New Mexico is very 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.
Ruidoso, New Mexico: R R R R 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 88355 (Ruidoso)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $9,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $66,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)