Hillburn City is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Hillburn City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillburn City, ~11% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hillburn City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hillburn City leans more Republican than 6 of 10 neighbors.
Hillburn City runs about 80 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Hillburn City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hillburn City leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hillburn City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Hillburn City live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Hillburn City are family households, above 96% of cities. Hillburn City runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hillburn City, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hillburn City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hillburn City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prairieview, NM R+76
- Lovington, NM R+51
- Mc Donald, NM R+76
- Tatum, NM R+71
- Humble City, NM R+72
- North Hobbs, NM R+66
- Bronco, TX R+71
- Higginbotham, TX R+81
- Hobbs, NM R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fletcher, VT R+18
- Unger, WV R+60
- Marquis, OH R+31
- Big Lake, WA D+3
- Emory, SC R+19
- Pursley, TX R+61
- Torbert, LA R+72
- Stockett, MT R+56
- Eberle, KY R+72
- Rolinda, CA R+31
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Mexico Secretary of State, Bureau of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.