Hobbs, NM, New Mexico: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Hobbs, NM, NMOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,930 | 16,997 | 21,209 | ||
| R | 4,061 | 16,531 | 20,918 | ||
| R | 3,930 | 12,495 | 17,712 | ||
| R | 4,080 | 12,548 | 17,015 | ||
| R | 5,108 | 13,347 | 18,645 | ||
| R | 3,646 | 14,430 | 18,181 | ||
| R | 3,855 | 10,157 | 14,256 | ||
| R | 5,393 | 7,661 | 14,666 | ||
| R | 5,047 | 7,921 | 16,311 | ||
| R | 5,879 | 11,309 | 17,303 | ||
| R | 4,558 | 14,569 | 19,357 | ||
| R | 5,006 | 10,727 | 16,185 | ||
| R | 6,533 | 8,773 | 15,441 | ||
| R | 3,429 | 12,478 | 16,331 | ||
| R | 4,751 | 7,415 | 15,382 | ||
| D | 8,862 | 7,033 | 15,948 | ||
| D | 7,806 | 7,548 | 15,474 | ||
| D | 6,140 | 5,661 | 11,879 | ||
| D | 5,204 | 4,738 | 9,971 | ||
| D | 4,708 | 1,273 | 6,025 | ||
| D | 2,938 | 1,227 | 4,168 | ||
| D | 4,295 | 1,286 | 5,592 | ||
| D | 3,905 | 549 | 4,491 | ||
| D | 2,371 | 271 | 2,756 | ||
| R | 474 | 537 | 1,014 | ||
| D | 552 | 138 | 736 | ||
| D | 733 | 255 | 1,011 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Hobbs, NM peaked at seventy-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seventeen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $68,015 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Hobbs, NM, New Mexico as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.