Santa Rosa, NM is a small town located in the Northeastern corner of New Mexico. It is an active political location with a variety of perspectives among its citizens. There are numerous local organizations and initiatives such as the Santa Rosa City Council, Local Election Commission, Santa Rosa Community Involvement Program, and the Natural Resources Advisory Board that comprise the political landscape in Santa Rosa. These organizations work together to ensure that all decisions made are in line with the wants and needs of its citizens. They also strive to create an environment where all citizens have an equal voice in politics and policy-making. Every year local representatives are elected to fill open positions on these governing bodies to ensure that those representing the city reflect what is important to its residents. Elections often bring about debates over key issues such as education, infrastructure, and economic development to make sure everyone’s views are heard and respected when making decisions for their community.
The political climate in Santa Rosa, NM is somewhat liberal.
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
Santa Rosa, NM is somewhat liberal.
Guadalupe County, New Mexico is somewhat 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.
Santa Rosa, 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 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 Santa Rosa, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $4,203 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)