Maxwell, NM is a small rural town located in the Southwest region of the United States. With a population of roughly 700 people, Maxwell has an intimate and tight knit community. The political scene in Maxwell is quite unique compared to larger cities and towns across America. Due to its small size, local politics often include municipal-level issues such as zoning regulations, infrastructure improvement projects, and local tax measures. Voter turnout for mayoral elections is usually high as the townspeople are very involved and passionate about their town's future. Local political candidates are chosen by the citizens of Maxwell through transparent campaigns and open discussions about important topics relevant to the community. Though Maxwell may be small in size, its residents take pride in their town's growth and strive to ensure a bright future remains for all those who live there.
The political climate in Maxwell, NM is somewhat conservative.
Colfax County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Colfax County, NM 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colfax county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 43.4%.
Colfax county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maxwell, NM is somewhat conservative.
Colfax County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Maxwell, New Mexico: d 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 Maxwell, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $14,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)