Hobbs, located in the southeastern corner of New Mexico, is a small city with an interesting political landscape. While the overall state of New Mexico has traditionally leaned towards a Democrat majority, Hobbs is proudly staunchly Republican. Members of both parties work together to make sure the city and its citizens are well represented, however, at times there can be some disagreement between the two sides. Local elections often focus on issues such as economic growth, public safety, and education. There are plenty of local political candidates vying for positions in the city government to ensure that all voices can be heard in Hobbs. Although it's not always easy to reach a consensus on issues due to differing opinions between Republicans and Democrats, it is important for residents to stay informed and vote so that their voices can be heard at the polls.
The political climate in Hobbs, NM is somewhat conservative.
Lea County, NM is very conservative. In Lea County, NM 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lea county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.4%.
Lea county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hobbs, NM is somewhat conservative.
Lea County, New Mexico is very conservative.
Hobbs 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.
Hobbs, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Hobbs, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 632 contributions totaling $54,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 623 contributions totaling $512,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $823 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)