Quay County is located in the northeastern corner of New Mexico. It is a predominantly rural area, with agriculture being the main economic driver. The county is politically divided, with both Democratic and Republican candidates running for local office. There are several important issues that impact the community including education, water rights, and infrastructure investment. The County Commissioners are responsible for setting policy and budget priorities that address these issues. Currently, there are four members of the Quay County Commission who work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for all county residents. They strive to promote cooperation between different sectors and voices in order to create an environment that is conducive to growth and prosperity for all citizens.
The political climate in Quay County, NM is very conservative.
In Quay County, NM 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Quay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.2%.
Quay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quay County, NM is very conservative.
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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.
Quay, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Quay County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $10,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $12,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)