Meadow Lake, NM is a small town located in the mountains of northern New Mexico. The town has a population of just under 2000 people and is known for its charming downtown area and vibrant culture. When it comes to politics, Meadow Lake follows state and national trends with an emphasis on local issues that are important to residents. In recent years, the main political issues facing Meadow Lake include developing infrastructure to support tourism, improving public education, and increasing access to healthcare resources. Local government is run by a mayor and five trustees who set the policy agenda for the town. At election time, candidates from both major political parties stand for office in an effort to represent their constituents’ interests in government decisions. While residents of Meadow Lake vote along party lines like most other towns across America, their local representatives also work hard to make sure that local priorities are met regardless of which party holds office.
The political climate in Meadow Lake, NM is leaning liberal.
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
Meadow Lake, NM is leaning liberal.
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.
Meadow Lake, 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 Meadow Lake, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,065 contributions totaling $112,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $66,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)