The Portales, NM Metro Area is a small area that is home to many diverse people. It has a wide range of political opinions, from those who are more progressive to those who are more conservative. Many political organizations are active in the area, such as the local Democratic Party and Republican Party chapters. Local elections feature debates over various issues facing the community, from economic development to public safety. Candidates for office work hard to make sure their voice is heard and their views represented in local government decisions. Voting is an important part of civic life, which encourages citizens to stay informed and educated about current issues and candidates running for office. Overall, politics in Portales is important and vibrant part of the community that helps shape policy decisions that affect all residents.
The political climate in Portales Metro Area is very conservative.
In Portales Metro Area 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Portales metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 27.3%.
The Portales metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portales Metro Area is very 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.
Portales, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Portales Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $23,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $60,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)