† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHobbs, NMNew MexicoUnited States
Mexican55.8%32.4%11.3%
Spanish1.2%4.2%—
Cuban0.5%0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.5%—0.7%
Spaniard0.3%3.6%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
German6.0%8.7%12.5%
English5.6%8.5%9.5%
American5.5%3.9%5.3%
Irish5.1%6.9%9.4%
Italian0.7%2.4%4.8%
French0.7%1.4%1.6%
Scottish0.5%1.7%1.3%
Dutch0.4%——
African American†2.7%1.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.2%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Hobbs, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
32.5
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.3%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hobbs, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$68,015
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.5%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hobbs, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
44.6%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
43.0%
24.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hobbs, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
18.8%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.7%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.0%
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Hobbs, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
18.5%Harris3,930
80.1%Trump16,997
0.2%Kennedy50 +2
R+61.6
R+2.0
R+60.1
21,209
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.1%16,997
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic18.5%3,930
OtherAll other candidates1.1%226
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.2%50
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%6
R
19.4%Biden4,061
79.0%Trump16,531
1.6%
R+59.6
R+11.3
R+64.1
20,918
R
22.2%Clinton3,930
70.5%Trump12,495
7.3%
R+48.4
D+1.4
R+50.4
17,712
R
24.0%Obama4,080
73.7%Romney12,548
2.3%
R+49.8
R+5.6
R+53.6
17,015
R
27.4%Obama5,108
71.6%McCain13,347
1.0%
R+44.2
D+15.1
R+51.5
18,645
R
20.1%Kerry3,646
79.4%Bush14,430
0.6%
R+59.3
R+15.1
R+56.9
18,181
R
27.0%Gore3,855
71.2%Bush10,157
1.7%
R+44.2
R+28.7
R+44.7
14,256
R
36.8%Clinton5,393
52.2%Dole7,661
11.0%
R+15.5
D+2.2
R+24.0
14,666
R
30.9%Clinton5,047
48.6%Bush7,921
20.5%
R+17.6
D+13.8
R+23.2
16,311
R
34.0%Dukakis5,879
65.4%Bush11,309
0.7%
R+31.4
D+20.3
R+23.7
17,303
R
23.5%Mondale4,558
75.3%Reagan14,569
1.2%
R+51.7
R+16.4
R+33.5
19,357
R
30.9%Carter5,006
66.3%Reagan10,727
2.8%
R+35.3
R+20.8
R+25.6
16,185
R
42.3%Carter6,533
56.8%Ford8,773
0.9%
R+14.5
D+40.9
R+16.6
15,441
R
21.0%McGovern3,429
76.4%Nixon12,478
2.6%
R+55.4
R+38.1
R+32.3
16,331
R
30.9%Humphrey4,751
48.2%Nixon7,415
20.9%
R+17.3
R+28.8
R+16.6
15,382
D
55.6%Johnson8,862
44.1%Goldwater7,033
0.3%
D+11.5
D+9.8
R+11.1
15,948
D
50.4%Kennedy7,806
48.8%Nixon7,548
0.8%
D+1.7
R+2.4
D+1.5
15,474
D
51.7%Stevenson6,140
47.7%Eisenhower5,661
0.7%
D+4.0
R+0.6
D+19.4
11,879
D
52.2%Stevenson5,204
47.5%Eisenhower4,738
0.3%
D+4.7
R+52.3
D+15.4
9,971
D
78.1%Truman4,708
21.1%Dewey1,273
0.7%
D+57.0
D+16.0
D+52.5
6,025
D
70.5%Roosevelt2,938
29.4%Dewey1,227
0.1%
D+41.1
R+12.8
D+33.6
4,168
D
76.8%Roosevelt4,295
23.0%Willkie1,286
0.2%
D+53.8
R+20.9
D+43.9
5,592
D
87.0%Roosevelt3,905
12.2%Landon549
0.8%
D+74.7
R+1.5
D+50.5
4,491
D
86.0%Roosevelt2,371
9.8%Hoover271
4.1%
D+76.2
D+82.4
D+58.4
2,756
R
46.7%Smith474
53.0%Hoover537
0.3%
R+6.2
R+62.5
D+11.3
1,014
D
75.0%Davis552
18.8%Coolidge138
6.3%
D+56.3
D+9.0
D+81.4
736
D
72.5%Cox733
25.2%Harding255
2.3%
D+47.3
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D+73.5
1,011
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
22.4%4,563
77.6%15,852
20,415
2020
R
19.6%4,018
77.9%15,950
20,476
2018
R
24.1%3,331
64.2%8,882
13,841
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+35.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+61.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 27 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Hobbs, NM in Hobbs, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−165
2012
+523
2013
+1,311
2014
+870
2015
+462
2016
−1,943
2017
−1,864
2018
−97
2019
+923
2021
−1,965
2022
−1,450
2023
−620
2024
−281
2025
−386
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 76.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 61.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.6 points.
A population of 73,733, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,015 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hereford, TX and Odessa, TX.
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In 2024, Hobbs, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 61.6 points (R+61.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,209 votes cast, 3,930 went Democratic and 16,997 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Hobbs, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
