How is Hope run?
Hope’s village government spent $382,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,473 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Hope didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Hope is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Artesia Public Schools
Hope’s K–12 school district, shared with Artesia. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,177 per pupil, $8,660 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,473 per resident a year, or $9.52 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hope didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Hope yet
Every year of Hope’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $822 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.72% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hope’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Hope’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hope →
Who’s in charge in Hope
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 110 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (110).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hope’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hope alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Eddy County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.2%18,141 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%5,025 votesOthers: 0.1% (23 votes).
Most votes in Eddy County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Hope lies in Eddy County. Every 2024 race in Eddy County is on the county’s page.
Eddy County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hope.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New Mexico HouseState representatives
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Hope’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hope’s government
How much does Hope spend per resident?
About $3,473 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Hope didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $468,000.
What is the property tax rate in Hope?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $822 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Hope’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hope yet.
How did Hope vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Hope alone. Eddy County, where 100% of Hope lies, voted Trump 78.2%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hope?
1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,153 (about $109,836 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hope in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Jim Townsend) and State House District 54 (Jon Henry). The House district also covers parts of three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hope’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Hope, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →