Gallup, NM 87301 is a small city located in the northwestern part of New Mexico. The area is predominately populated by Native American and Hispanic residents. Gallup is governed by a mayor-council type of government, with six city council members elected from three districts. Voters elect a new mayor every four years, while council members are elected to four-year terms as well. Local politics in the 87301 Gallup area focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, and education. Voters are encouraged to actively participate in their local government and express their opinions through attending meetings and voting in elections. Community initiatives such as advocating for improvements to local infrastructure or providing resources for underserved populations are also ongoing priorities in Gallup's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 87301 (Gallup, NM) is strongly liberal.
McKinley County, NM is very liberal. In McKinley County, NM 68.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKinley county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.1% to 29.5%.
McKinley county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87301 (Gallup, NM) is strongly liberal.
Gallup, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
McKinley County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Gallup 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.
Gallup, 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 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 zip 87301 (Gallup)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,137 contributions totaling $35,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $21,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)