McIntosh, NM is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state. It has a vibrant and tight-knit community with a rich history rooted in farming and ranching. The local politics in McIntosh are focused on maintaining the small-town atmosphere that makes it so unique, while also investing in improvements to infrastructure and services. Local politicians strive to ensure that McIntosh remains an attractive destination for visitors and businesses alike, while also supporting its residents with reliable resources. Issues such as economic development, public transportation, education, and environmental protections are all important topics to the citizens of McIntosh. Elected officials must balance their constituents’ desire to maintain the town’s traditional values with investments in new technology and innovation. Local politics are often passionate but civil affairs as residents come together each election season to discuss their vision for McIntosh's future.
The political climate in McIntosh, NM is strongly conservative.
Torrance County, NM is very conservative. In Torrance County, NM 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Torrance county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.2%.
Torrance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McIntosh, NM is strongly conservative.
Torrance County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Albuquerque Metro Area is moderately 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.
McIntosh, 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 McIntosh, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 342 contributions totaling $70,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $7,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)