Mescalero, NM is a small town located near the southern tip of New Mexico. The town is governed by the Mescalero Apache Tribal Council, which consists of five elected representatives who are charged with representing the interests of the people in their community. These representatives make decisions about local matters such as community initiatives, economic development, and public safety. The Tribal Council works with local businesses and organizations to create solutions that benefit the entire community. Local elections are held every two years, giving citizens the opportunity to voice their opinions and have a say in how their community is being managed. The Mescalero Apache Tribe also works closely with other local governments to ensure that tribal members receive fair and equitable services from nearby towns and cities. This helps to foster an atmosphere of collaboration among all those involved in local politics and governance in Mescalero, NM.
The political climate in Mescalero, NM is somewhat conservative.
Otero County, NM is strongly conservative. In Otero County, NM 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otero county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.0%.
Otero county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mescalero, NM is somewhat conservative.
Otero County, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Alamogordo Metro Area 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.
Mescalero, 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 Mescalero, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $12,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,372 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)