Guadalupe County is located in the northern part of New Mexico and is home to a diverse and vibrant population. The county seat is Santa Rosa, and it is also home to several other cities and towns. Politically, the county has a reputation for being progressive, with an emphasis on social justice. Local government consists of five county commissioners, who are elected by the residents of Guadalupe County every four years. In addition to their responsibilities as commissioners, they also serve as representatives for their constituents. Among the most important issues in Guadalupe are maintaining public safety, providing quality education, and ensuring that everyone has access to healthcare services. The Commissioners work closely with local organizations to address these issues and ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. Furthermore, the county actively promotes civic engagement and encourages community involvement through a variety of programs and initiatives. With its strong sense of community spirit and commitment to progressivism, Guadalupe County remains an important political force in New Mexico.
The political climate in Guadalupe County, NM is somewhat liberal.
In Guadalupe County, NM 56.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guadalupe county remained strongly Democratic, 56.4% to 41.9%.
Guadalupe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Guadalupe County, NM is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Guadalupe, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Guadalupe County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $6,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)