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New Mexico

One in five people in New Mexico who took the quiz scored libertarian, about the same as the country. One in 74 voted that way. Here is what the count says about New Mexico, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

19.3%
of quiz takers hold libertarian positions2,045 people with a New Mexico ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±1.7 points
1.4%
voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 12,585 of 0.9 million votes
11of 50
on the state score62.4 of 100 from five published parts

How New Mexico scores

62.4 of 100, rank 11 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.

Personal freedom Cato rank 5 of 50, 202392weight 25
Economic freedom Cato rank 41 of 50, 202318weight 25
Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade A, 2025100weight 10
Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 19.3% of 2,045, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states62weight 25
Voted Libertarian for president 1.36% in 2020, ranked against the other states63weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 0 for New Mexico, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where New Mexico lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian19.3%
Moderate44.1%
Progressive24.9%
Conservative6.2%
Authoritarian5.5%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is New Mexico

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank35 of 50Cato, 2023
Economic freedom rank41Cato, 2023
Personal freedom rank5Cato, 2023
Education freedom ranknot ranked
Civil forfeiture gradeAInstitute for Justice, 2025
Right to workNoNRTW, 2024
Concealed carryShall issueUSCCA, 2025
CannabisRecreationalNCSL, 2025

What New Mexico changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

Nothing on the ledger for New Mexico yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in New Mexico

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 1 group is based in New Mexico, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

Rio Grande FoundationFree market policy research and advocacy at the state capitol.Albuquerque, NM
Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National
Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National
Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National
Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in New Mexico

Count New Mexico

The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.