Gladstone, NM is a small town located in Curry County with a population of about 500 people. The local political scene has been dominated by the same candidates for many years, namely Mayor Harry Richter and City Councilwoman Mary Lou Sanchez. Both of them have a long record of public service and the community's trust in their leadership. Mayor Richter is known as an advocate for economic development and jobs growth while City Councilwoman Sanchez focuses on improving public safety and infrastructure. They both work hard to ensure that Gladstone remains a safe, friendly place to live and raise a family. The two are also very active in promoting civic engagement through their involvement in local festivals, parades, and other events throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 88422 (Gladstone, NM) is very conservative.
Union County, NM is very conservative. In Union County, NM 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.4%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88422 (Gladstone, NM) is very conservative.
Gladstone, New Mexico is very conservative.
Union County, New Mexico is very conservative.
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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.
Gladstone, 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 88422 (Gladstone)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)