Lovington is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Lovington typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lovington, ~13% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lovington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lovington leans more Republican than 1 of 13 neighbors.
Lovington runs about 57 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Lovington is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lovington. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Lovington 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 Lovington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lovington votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the New Mexico average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Lovington runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Lovington, NM does.
Why turnout in Lovington looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lovington is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 24%, about 8 points above the New Mexico average of 16%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Lovington report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Lovington have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillburn City, NM R+74
- Prairieview, NM R+76
- Humble City, NM R+72
- Mc Donald, NM R+76
- North Hobbs, NM R+66
- Hobbs, NM R+43
- Tatum, NM R+71
- Maljamar, NM R+77
- Monument, NM R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Purvis, MS R+59
- Arkansas City, KS R+35
- Mount Pleasant, PA R+40
- Oil City, PA R+33
- Mountain Top, PA R+18
- Tecumseh, MI R+23
- Savannah, TN R+64
- Madisonville, TN R+68
- North Mankato, MN R+2
- Sanger, TX R+51
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.