The small town of Glen Acres, NM is known for its tight-knit community and friendly atmosphere. While the population of the town may fluctuate from time to time, it has remained fairly consistent over the years. Political engagement in Glen Acres is also strong, with local elections attracting a wide range of candidates. Recently, there have been several hotly contested races for city council and mayor that have drawn attention both locally and nationally. People in Glen Acres take politics seriously and will often come together during election time to support their preferred candidates. Many citizens are very involved in pushing for change within their community, from advocating for better education opportunities to ultimately making sure that town laws are kept up-to-date with the changing times. Despite its small size, Glen Acres is a great example of how politics can be meaningful at any level.
The political climate in Glen Acres, 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
Glen Acres, 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.
Glen Acres, 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 Glen Acres, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)