Roy, NM is a small town located in Quay County. It is primarily a farming and ranching area and has seen moderate growth over the past few decades. Politics in Roy are largely focused on local issues such as transportation, education, and economic development. The town is represented by one State Representative and one State Senator from the same party. The locals have an active interest in local politics and often come out during elections to voice their opinions at town hall meetings or public forums. Many of the candidates running for office focus on local issues that will directly impact the lives of residents in Roy due to its rural nature. Local politicians are often friends with residents in the community, which helps create strong relationships between them and those who elect them into office.
The political climate in Roy, NM is moderately conservative.
Harding County, NM is strongly conservative. In Harding County, NM 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harding county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.4%.
Harding county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roy, NM is moderately conservative.
Harding County, New Mexico is strongly 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.
Roy, New Mexico: R R R R 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 Roy, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)