The town of Hondo, NM (88336) is located in Lincoln County and is part of the Sierra Blanca region. Local politics are largely focused on improving the quality of life for residents by investing in education, infrastructure, and public safety. The town is served by a mayor-council form of government, with city council members elected from four wards throughout the city each serving two year terms. In addition to the mayor, other elected officials include a treasurer and two municipal court judges. The community also supports several civic organizations that help promote economic growth and encourage volunteerism in the area. Hondo's active political engagement ensures its citizens have a voice in their local government and that issues impacting their lives are addressed thoughtfully and with consideration for all stakeholders involved.
The political climate in Zip 88336 (Hondo, NM) is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, NM is very conservative. In Lincoln County, NM 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 31.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 88336 (Hondo, NM) is strongly conservative.
Hondo, New Mexico is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Hondo, 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 88336 (Hondo)
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 2 contributions totaling $413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)