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1876–2024
Hobbs, NM·New Mexico

Hobbs, NM has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+62 in 2024.

An oil-patch city where energy employment shapes the electoral middle

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
LatestR+62in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population73,7332024 ACS

Hobbs, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
73,7332024 5-year
Median household income
$68,0152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
42.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
62.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Hobbs, NM
TrumpR+62
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.1%16,997
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.5%3,930
OtherAll other candidates1.3%282
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −61.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−61.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912No data
1916No data
1920+47.3%
1924+56.3%
1928−6.2%
1932+76.2%
1936+74.7%
1940+53.8%
1944+41.1%
1948+57.0%
1952+4.7%
1956+4.0%
1960+1.7%
1964+11.5%
1968−17.3%
1972−55.4%
1976−14.5%
1980−35.3%
1984−51.7%
1988−31.4%
1992−17.6%
1996−15.5%
2000−44.2%
2004−59.3%
2008−44.2%
2012−49.8%
2016−48.4%
2020−59.6%
2024−61.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−61.6%
3,93016,99721,209
R
−59.6%
4,06116,53120,918
R
−48.4%
3,93012,49517,712
R
−49.8%
4,08012,54817,015
R
−44.2%
5,10813,34718,645
R
−59.3%
3,64614,43018,181
R
−44.2%
3,85510,15714,256
R
−15.5%
5,3937,66114,666
R
−17.6%
5,0477,92116,311
R
−31.4%
5,87911,30917,303
R
−51.7%
4,55814,56919,357
R
−35.3%
5,00610,72716,185
R
−14.5%
6,5338,77315,441
R
−55.4%
3,42912,47816,331
R
−17.3%
4,7517,41515,382
D
+11.5%
8,8627,03315,948
D
+1.7%
7,8067,54815,474
D
+4.0%
6,1405,66111,879
D
+4.7%
5,2044,7389,971
D
+57.0%
4,7081,2736,025
D
+41.1%
2,9381,2274,168
D
+53.8%
4,2951,2865,592
D
+74.7%
3,9055494,491
D
+76.2%
2,3712712,756
R
−6.2%
4745371,014
D
+56.3%
552138736
D
+47.3%
7332551,011
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.0%
English
5.6%
American
5.5%
Irish
5.1%
Italian
0.7%
French
0.7%
Scottish
0.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.8%
1.3%
75–84
1.6%
3.4%
65–74
3.6%
5.3%
55–64
4.8%
5.5%
45–54
5.2%
7.3%
35–44
6.3%
7.5%
25–34
6.6%
5.6%
18–24
4.9%
11.1%
5–17
10.6%
4.2%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,015
Hobbs, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hobbs, NM$68,015
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)26.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.4%
speak English only
Spanish43.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.8%
Other Christian
11.5%
Baptist
11.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Methodist
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hobbs anchors Lea County's Permian Basin economy, and its modest Democratic lean in 2024 reflects a Latino-majority workforce whose voting patterns have shifted noticeably rightward over the past two cycles even as the margin held blue.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.

A population of 73,733, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,015 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hobbs, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hobbs, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 61.6 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,209 votes cast, 3,930 went Democratic and 16,997 went Republican.
What is Hobbs, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Hobbs, NM, New Mexico in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hobbs, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hobbs, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hobbs, NM, New Mexico?
Hobbs, NM, New Mexico has a population of 73,733 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hobbs, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Hobbs, NM, New Mexico is $68,015 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Hobbs, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hobbs, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.