Madrid, New Mexico is a small community located just outside of Santa Fe. It is known for its unique history and rugged beauty. The town has a long and proud tradition of local politics, with residents taking an active role in making decisions that affect their lives. Local government plays an important role in ensuring the town’s continued health and wellbeing. With a population of approximately 1,400 people, Madrid's municipal government consists of six elected members on the Madrid Town Council who serve three-year terms in office. They are responsible for setting policy related to budgets, public works projects, zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, economic development efforts, and other matters relating to the day-to-day operations of the town. Residents have an opportunity to get involved in the political process by casting their ballots for local candidates or participating in forums and debates hosted by the council and other local organizations. Through these activities, Madrid's citizens can help shape their own future by voicing their opinions on current issues that matter to them most.
The political climate in Madrid, NM is somewhat liberal.
Santa Fe County, NM is very liberal. In Santa Fe County, NM 76.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 22.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Santa Fe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 76.0% to 22.3%.
Santa Fe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madrid, NM is somewhat liberal.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Santa Fe Metro Area is very 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.
Madrid, 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 Madrid, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 733 contributions totaling $45,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $669 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)