Hillsboro, New Mexico is a small rural town located in Sierra County. Despite its size, Hillsboro is a bustling and vibrant community that is known for its active political life. The people of Hillsboro take great pride in their local politics and have strong opinions on the decisions facing their leaders. Every four years, residents come together to elect a mayor and three city council members who will represent the interests of the community. Throughout the year, there are multiple forums where citizens can engage with local government officials to discuss city policies and voice their views on important issues. The political climate of Hillsboro is often contentious yet passionate, with citizens eager to have their voices heard and opinions respected. Local politicians work hard to ensure the needs of all residents are addressed and that everyone has an equal say in how the city is run.
The political climate in Hillsboro, NM is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, NM is moderately conservative. In Sierra County, NM 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sierra county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.1%.
Sierra county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, NM is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, New Mexico is moderately 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.
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $4,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)