Hidalgo County, New Mexico is located in the southern region of the state and is an important part of the state's political landscape. The county is home to several cities and towns, each with their own local politics. The county is represented in the State Legislature by three senators and four representatives, all of whom are committed to advocating for their constituents’ needs and ensuring that laws are well-crafted for their communities. At the local level, voters can choose from a variety of candidates running for office who will bring different perspectives to governing Hidalgo County. Local politicians work hard to create an environment that encourages economic growth while still protecting and preserving natural resources. In addition, elected officials focus on providing services that benefit residents such as affordable housing, healthcare access, education programs, infrastructure improvements and more. Through these efforts, Hidalgo County has seen an increase in quality of life and job opportunities over the past few years.
The political climate in Hidalgo County, NM is somewhat conservative.
In Hidalgo County, NM 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.7%.
Hidalgo county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hidalgo County, NM is somewhat 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.
Hidalgo, New Mexico: r R d d 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 Hidalgo County, NM
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $38,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $821 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $5,308 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)