Roswell, New Mexico is a vibrant and lively city located in the southeastern corner of the state. Although it has a relatively small population of approximately 45,000 people, its thriving economy and friendly citizens make it an ideal place to live. The politics of Roswell are largely driven by local issues such as public safety, education, transportation, and economic development. Local government works hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and resources needed to pursue their individual goals. Candidates running for local political office in Roswell can often times provide unique perspectives on how best to address the needs of the community as well as bring their own ideas about what would make a lasting difference in the lives of those who call Roswell home.
The political climate in Roswell, NM is moderately conservative.
Chaves County, NM is very conservative. In Chaves County, NM 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chaves county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.4%.
Chaves county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roswell, NM is moderately conservative.
Chaves County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Roswell Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Roswell, 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 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 Roswell, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,748 contributions totaling $151,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,384 contributions totaling $698,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)