The small town of Hillsboro, NM (postal code 88042) is situated in the southwest region of the state and has a population of around 500 people. It is a rural farming community that is very involved in local politics. The residents come together to support various campaigns and initiatives for the benefit of their community. In recent elections, there have been several passionate candidates running for various positions in the town council. These candidates have all been dedicated to advocating for the needs of Hillsboro and its residents as well as for much needed improvements to infrastructure and resources within the community. Hillsboro citizens also have a strong voice when it comes to local decision making, advocating for keeping taxes low while still providing quality services to their town.
The political climate in Zip 88042 (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
Zip 88042 (Hillsboro, NM) is moderately conservative.
Hillsboro, New Mexico is moderately conservative.
Sierra County, New Mexico is moderately 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.
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 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 88042 (Hillsboro)
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 16 contributions totaling $4,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)