Mesita, NM is a small town located in the western part of the state. It has a rich history steeped in Spanish culture and traditions and is home to many families and businesses. Despite its small size, Mesita is an important part of New Mexico's political landscape, with many local politicians vying for seats in county, state, and federal offices. Local candidates often hold town hall meetings to discuss issues that they feel need to be addressed within their communities. These topics range from health care reform to education funding to infrastructure updates. The people of Mesita take these discussions seriously and strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes time for voting on important policy decisions. With its vibrant community and strong political presence, Mesita continues to be an influential force in the politics of New Mexico.
The political climate in Mesita, NM is leaning conservative.
Cibola County, NM is somewhat liberal. In Cibola County, NM 53.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cibola county remained moderately Democratic, 53.3% to 44.6%.
Cibola county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mesita, NM is leaning conservative.
Cibola County, New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
Grants Metro Area 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.
Mesita, 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 Mesita, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $14,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)