The following is directly from the Secretary of State website. You can look for yourself at the Secretary of State website.
In the 2022 general election there was 52% voter turnout statewide
In Lea County (Hobbs) there was 38% turnout.
In Eddy County (Carlsbad and Artesia) there was 49% turnout.
In Chaves County (Roswell) there was 46% turnout
In San Juan (Farmington) there was 51% turnout
On the other hand the big liberal counties of Santa Fe saw 63% turnout and in Bernalillo County there was 54.6% turnout.
None of the biggest conservative counties in New Mexico turned out at the State average and Lea County lagged badly.
Why did this happen? That is a good question. Certainly election denial raised its ugly head in this election. Southeast New Mexico was also split in redistricting which may have impacted things.
Regardless of why it happened, we know that New Mexico’s Southeastern oil patch funds the rest of the State. They are arguably impacted by what happens with “green” policies in Washington and Santa Fe more than any other part of the state. It would seem that getting the conservative Southeast portion of New Mexico engaged would be a critical factor in winning future elections.
The Dems get-out-the vote includes incentives to register Dem, vote Dem and get a free gas card etc
That may be true, but it is up to Republicans to figure out how to get their people out in conservative areas. Not ALL conservative areas of the state underperformed (Valencia County for example).
“Election deniers?” So you have adopted that term that the left made up to describe anyone who thinks we need to change/improve our election system, verify citizenship, residency, and if a person is real, etc. Shame on you. Don’t group people together with this derogatory term. Glad that you reported the percentages, which are helpful in seeing what went wrong.