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Rankings

#1 is the best, #50 is the worst

  • Violent Crime: #49
  • Murder: #47
  • Firearm Death: #48
  • Incarceration: #29
  • Overall Health: #41
  • Life Expectancy: #42
  • Food Insecurity: #39
  • Obesity: #38/48
  • Women's Health: #40
  • Child Well-being: #49
  • Teen Birth Rate: #41
  • Maternal Mortality: #26/39
  • Infant Mortality: #9
  • Household Income: #43
  • Poverty Rate: #47
  • Public Education: #46
  • Voter Turnout: #41
Overall Rank: #44
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Asked If He'd Work With Abbott to Reduce Texans Coming to New Mexico for Abortions, Gregg Hull Said 'Fully Committed.' Then He Said It Was Out of Context.

Asked If He'd Work With Abbott to Reduce Texans Coming to New Mexico for Abortions, Gregg Hull Said 'Fully Committed.' Then He Said It Was Out of Context.

At a Lea County GOP meeting in Hobbs, a voter asked Hull to commit to working with Greg Abbott to reduce Texans coming to New Mexico for abortions. He said 'absolutely' — three times — and 'I'm pro-life, so we're gonna see what we can do.' A week later he told a reporter the question was about something else.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did New Mexico vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Harris won New Mexico with 51.9% of the vote to 45.9%, a margin of 6 points, with 59.7% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)

How many of New Mexico's members of Congress are Republican?

0 of 5 — 0%. In the U.S. House, New Mexico has 0 Republicans and 3 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from New Mexico, on Wikipedia.)

Where does New Mexico rank among the 50 states?

New Mexico ranks #44 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.

You can compare New Mexico directly to other states on our Compare States page.

Which New Mexico politicians have report cards here?

We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost New Mexico. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.

When is the next election?

The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 53 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.

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