Rodeo, New Mexico is a small town located in the desert region of southern New Mexico. Politically, the town has traditionally been a strong supporter of conservative values and policies. With a population of around 200 people, Rodeo's biggest issues tend to revolve around local issues such as education, economic development, and infrastructure. The current mayor is Luis Varela, who has been in office since 2017 and seeks re-election this year. The town council consists of three members who are elected to two-year terms. Rodeo also has one state representative from the 40th district of the New Mexico House of Representatives who serves both Rodeo and nearby towns. Overall, Rodeo tends to lean heavily towards conservative ideals when it comes to politics and government policy.
The political climate in Rodeo, NM is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo County, NM is somewhat conservative. In Hidalgo County, NM 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.7%.
Hidalgo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rodeo, NM is somewhat conservative.
Hidalgo 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.
Rodeo, 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 Rodeo, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $2,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)