Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 1,845 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -000011000011 | 201 | 141 | 0 | 342 | 58.8% | 41.2% | D+17.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -000001000001 | 114 | 169 | 0 | 283 | 40.3% | 59.7% | R+19.4 |
| Precinct -000002000002 | 106 | 94 | 0 | 200 | 53.0% | 47.0% | D+6.0 |
| Precinct -000004000004 | 24 | 165 | 0 | 189 | 12.7% | 87.3% | R+74.6 |
| Precinct -000008000008 | 50 | 117 | 0 | 167 | 29.9% | 70.1% | R+40.1 |
| Precinct -000006000006 | 13 | 136 | 0 | 149 | 8.7% | 91.3% | R+82.6 |
| Precinct -000010000010 | 84 | 56 | 0 | 140 | 60.0% | 40.0% | D+20.0 |
| Precinct -000005000005 | 64 | 73 | 0 | 137 | 46.7% | 53.3% | R+6.6 |
| Precinct -000009000009 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 84 | 8.3% | 91.7% | R+83.3 |
| Precinct -000007000007 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 77 | 32.5% | 67.5% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -000012000012 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 77 | 22.1% | 77.9% | R+55.8 |
| Hidalgo County Precinct 135_350231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hidalgo County Precinct 235_350232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hidalgo County Precinct 335_350233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hidalgo County Precinct 435_350234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hidalgo County Precinct 535_350235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hidalgo County Precinct 635_350236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1920 | +10.7% |
| 1924 | +23.2% |
| 1928 | −4.9% |
| 1932 | +57.0% |
| 1936 | +54.1% |
| 1940 | +34.1% |
| 1944 | +37.5% |
| 1948 | +39.0% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | −1.2% |
| 1960 | +8.5% |
| 1964 | +22.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −29.5% |
| 1976 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | −11.0% |
| 1984 | −19.5% |
| 1988 | −9.9% |
| 1992 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −11.2% |
| 2008 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | −6.7% |
| 2020 | −15.0% |
| 2024 | −23.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Hidalgo County, NM registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 35-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
2,956 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−13 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −908 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,771 in average income, against $47,649 for residents who stayed — 10% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+40.9 on average — 18 points more Republican-leaning than Hidalgo County, NM itself (R+23.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Greenlee County, AZ20R+40.9
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −38 |
| 2012 | −76 |
| 2013 | −176 |
| 2014 | −74 |
| 2015 | −121 |
| 2016 | −119 |
| 2017 | −35 |
| 2018 | −69 |
| 2019 | −24 |
| 2021 | −44 |
| 2022 | −60 |
| 2023 | −34 |
| 2024 | −25 |
| 2025 | −13 |
Hidalgo County sits at New Mexico's bootheel, where the economy traces back to open-range cattle and the legacy of the Chino copper mine. Its sparse, rural electorate has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, landing at a 23-point Republican margin in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 29.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.4 points.
A population of 4,041, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,882 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Conejos County and Luna County.
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Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.