Editing Cibola County, New Mexico (section)

==Politics==
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Cibola County tends to support the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].  In the [[1984 United States presidential election in New Mexico|1984 presidential election]], a majority voted for the Republican presidential nominee, otherwise since that time (except 2016 and 2024) all other presidential elections had a Democrat majority. Democratic strength lies especially in the [[Acoma Pueblo|Acoma]], [[Laguna Pueblo|Laguna]], and [[Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation|Ramah Navajo]] Reservations. Republican strength lies in Milan, Grants, and surrounding rural areas, as well as the southwestern portion of the county.

In the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 election]], the county saw a strong trend toward the Republican Party. Kamala Harris was unable to gain a majority in the county, only winning through a narrow plurality of 49.57%. This was due in part to the cities of Grants and Milan, which trended more Republican than in 2020, with every precinct giving Trump the majority (unlike in 2020, when much of central Grants voted majority Democratic). With the exception of the rural areas to the northeast and the northwest of Grants, the rest of the county also saw Republican trends, including the areas with highly Native American populations. This was the closest that any Republican presidential candidate has come to flipping the county since Reagan's time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.9CUE.eUcpg0mNRL9r&smid=url-share | title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election | work=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2025 | last1=Datar | first1=Saurabh | last2=Marcus | first2=Ilana | last3=Murray | first3=Eli | last4=Singer | first4=Ethan | last5=Lemonides | first5=Alex | last6=Zhang | first6=Christine }}</ref>

At the state level, the only time it has voted for a Republican nominee for Governor was [[2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election|2014]], when [[Susana Martinez]] carried all but five counties in her reelection bid.