Melrose, NM is a small town in eastern New Mexico located in Curry County. While it does not have a large population, the people of Melrose are passionate and involved in their local politics. The local political scene is dominated by two main parties: Republicans and Democrats. Though the town may be small, its residents are active when it comes to voting on local and national issues. The people of Melrose take part in events such as debates, rallies, and seminars to ensure that their voices are heard. There are also many political organizations and groups formed to foster dialogue within the community about important issues. All in all, Melrose is a great place for those who want to get involved in their local politics and make their voice heard on important matters.
The political climate in Melrose, NM is strongly conservative.
Curry County, NM is very conservative. In Curry County, NM 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Curry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.5%.
Curry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melrose, NM is strongly conservative.
Curry County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Clovis Metro Area is very 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.
Melrose, 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 Melrose, 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 7 contributions totaling $710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)