Mescalero, NM is a small town located in Otero County with a population of 883 people. It is part of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and governed by an elected tribal council. The political system in Mescalero is unique, as the government operates differently than that of other municipalities in the state. The tribal council is responsible for managing governmental affairs and ensuring that all members of the tribe are provided with necessary services, such as public safety, education, and healthcare. Additionally, they are also responsible for maintaining relationships with state and federal governments. In recent years, there have been several initiatives put forth by the tribe to promote economic development within their community. This has included investing in infrastructure projects and creating job opportunities for local residents. As a result, Mescalero has seen significant growth over the past few years and continues to be a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 88340 (Mescalero, NM) is moderately conservative.
Otero County, NM is strongly conservative. In Otero County, NM 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otero county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.0%.
Otero county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88340 (Mescalero, NM) is moderately conservative.
Mescalero, New Mexico is moderately conservative.
Otero County, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Alamogordo Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mescalero, 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 88340 (Mescalero)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $12,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,372 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)