Highland Meadows, NM is a small rural community located in the southwestern part of the state. Although it has a small population, Highland Meadows is an active and politically engaged town. The citizens of Highland Meadows are passionate about local politics and actively participate in the election process. During election season, many local political candidates come to town to share their views with the citizens. They meet with residents and discuss topics such as education, jobs, healthcare, taxes, or other local issues that impact the community. The citizens of Highland Meadows take these opportunities to make their voices heard and ensure their needs are addressed by local government officials. In addition to taking part in elections, residents also stay informed on issues affecting them through various news sources such as radio broadcasts and newspapers. By engaging with politics in this way, Highland Meadows is an example of how even small towns can have a say in political decisions made at all levels of government.
The political climate in Highland Meadows, NM is leaning conservative.
Valencia County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Valencia County, NM 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valencia county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Valencia county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highland Meadows, NM is leaning conservative.
Valencia County, New Mexico is somewhat conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
Highland Meadows, New Mexico: r R d d 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 Highland Meadows, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $14,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)