Gallup, New Mexico is the county seat of McKinley County and is located in northwestern New Mexico. It has been a hub for Native American culture for centuries as it is located close to numerous reservations. Politics in Gallup are primarily governed by local municipal officials and representatives from the state legislature. The mayor of Gallup, currently Dale E. Evans, is elected every four years. He presides over the Gallup City Council which consists of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of the city. The Mayor also appoints members to various boards and commissions that oversee public safety, economic development, urban planning and other areas. Additionally, representatives from McKinley County serve in the New Mexico State Legislature representing constituents from Gallup directly in both the House and Senate chambers. While population statistics are not mentioned here, it can be assumed that these local political representatives strive to advocate for all residents regardless of size as Gallup continues to grow throughout time.
The political climate in Gallup, NM is moderately liberal.
McKinley County, NM is very liberal. In McKinley County, NM 68.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKinley county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.1% to 29.5%.
McKinley county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gallup, NM is moderately liberal.
McKinley County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Gallup Metro Area is very 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.
Gallup, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Gallup, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,418 contributions totaling $76,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $53,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)