Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,8162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,8762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 39.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Alamogordo, NM
TrumpR+27
Constituent county margins for Alamogordo, NM, NMOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.4% | 15,117 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.4% | 8,582 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 543 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +19.9% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.6% |
| 1924 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | −4.2% |
| 1932 | +35.9% |
| 1936 | +19.6% |
| 1940 | +5.7% |
| 1944 | +12.6% |
| 1948 | +27.0% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −21.0% |
| 1960 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | +26.5% |
| 1968 | −4.9% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | −5.1% |
| 1980 | −25.9% |
| 1984 | −39.6% |
| 1988 | −30.4% |
| 1992 | −13.0% |
| 1996 | −19.1% |
| 2000 | −29.6% |
| 2004 | −36.8% |
| 2008 | −19.3% |
| 2012 | −28.1% |
| 2016 | −28.7% |
| 2020 | −25.6% |
| 2024 | −27.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,582 | 15,117 | 24,242 | ||
| R | 8,485 | 14,521 | 23,571 | ||
| R | 6,124 | 11,887 | 20,060 | ||
| R | 6,829 | 12,451 | 20,012 | ||
| R | 8,610 | 12,806 | 21,766 | ||
| R | 6,433 | 14,066 | 20,764 | ||
| R | 5,465 | 10,258 | 16,204 | ||
| R | 5,938 | 9,065 | 16,337 | ||
| R | 5,377 | 7,481 | 16,203 | ||
| R | 5,284 | 9,984 | 15,478 | ||
| R | 4,167 | 9,751 | 14,087 | ||
| R | 4,111 | 7,210 | 11,965 | ||
| R | 5,333 | 5,914 | 11,352 | ||
| R | 2,981 | 7,033 | 10,670 | ||
| R | 3,978 | 4,475 | 10,224 | ||
| D | 6,035 | 3,498 | 9,560 | ||
| D | 4,916 | 4,507 | 9,426 | ||
| R | 2,558 | 3,919 | 6,483 | ||
| R | 2,162 | 2,456 | 4,620 | ||
| D | 2,361 | 1,354 | 3,733 | ||
| D | 1,892 | 1,467 | 3,362 | ||
| D | 1,788 | 1,596 | 3,389 | ||
| D | 1,989 | 1,333 | 3,355 | ||
| D | 2,091 | 969 | 3,127 | ||
| R | 1,148 | 1,250 | 2,408 | ||
| D | 886 | 832 | 2,021 | ||
| R | 1,095 | 1,229 | 2,393 | ||
| D | 824 | 561 | 1,515 | ||
| D | 420 | 220 | 1,006 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
9.4%
Irish
8.6%
American
3.5%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.2%
French
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,876
Alamogordo, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alamogordo, NM$55,876
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.0%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.2%
speak English only
Spanish20.9%
Other languages2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Otero County's military presence and Hispanic population together shape an electorate that has trended Republican at the federal level while local races stay competitive across party lines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 68,816, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,876 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,242 votes cast, 8,582 went Democratic and 15,117 went Republican.
What is Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico in the "Texan Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico?
Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico has a population of 68,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico is $55,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.