The politics of 88124 Melrose, NM are determined by the local government and its residents. This small town is located in New Mexico’s Catron County and has a population of approximately 400 people. Elected officials are responsible for making sure that the needs of the community and its people are met. Local issues may include roads, public safety, health care, education and environmental protection. To ensure that these important topics are addressed properly, it is important for residents to stay informed about their elected officials and to become actively involved in their local political process by researching candidates and voting in elections. As a small town with limited resources, Melrose relies on citizens to be active members of their community and to participate in making decisions that will shape their future.
The political climate in Zip 88124 (Melrose, NM) is very conservative.
Curry County, NM is very conservative. In Curry County, NM 28.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Curry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.5%.
Curry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88124 (Melrose, NM) is very conservative.
Melrose, New Mexico is very conservative.
Curry County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Clovis 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.
Melrose, 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 88124 (Melrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)