The city of 88130 Portales, NM is a small town with a population of around 12,500 people. It is situated in Roosevelt County and the local government consists of a mayor-council form of government. The council meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month to discuss and vote on any matters pertaining to the city. The Mayor presides over these meetings and has the power to veto any legislation passed by the council. Residents of Portales have several opportunities to participate in their local politics by attending public meetings, voting in elections, or running for office themselves. Members of the community also volunteer for various positions within their local government such as sitting on boards and commissions or serving as members of advisory panels. Through these activities, residents can ensure their voices are heard and that their desires are represented when decisions about local policies are made.
The political climate in Zip 88130 (Portales, NM) is strongly conservative.
Roosevelt County, NM is very conservative. In Roosevelt County, NM 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, Roosevelt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 27.3%.
Roosevelt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88130 (Portales, NM) is strongly conservative.
Portales, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Roosevelt County, New Mexico is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 88130 (Portales)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $22,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $59,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)