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1876–2024
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM·New Mexico

Carlsbad-Artesia, NM has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+56 in 2024.

Eddy County oil patch where energy jobs shape the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
LatestR+56in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population61,1052024 ACS

Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+56MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
61,1052024 5-year
Median household income
$78,4262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
51.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+62 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM
TrumpR+56
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.3%18,141
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.4%5,032
OtherAll other candidates1.3%299
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −55.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−55.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+48.9%
1916+50.6%
1920+24.0%
1924+37.3%
1928−14.3%
1932+61.6%
1936+61.2%
1940+50.6%
1944+42.9%
1948+52.8%
1952+10.7%
1956+7.7%
1960+4.3%
1964+24.8%
1968−7.3%
1972−31.8%
1976+8.1%
1980−16.1%
1984−23.0%
1988−6.8%
1992+0.5%
1996+2.2%
2000−18.1%
2004−31.5%
2008−25.6%
2012−33.4%
2016−41.3%
2020−51.8%
2024−55.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−55.8%
5,03218,14123,472
R
−51.8%
5,42417,45423,222
R
−41.3%
5,03313,14719,667
R
−33.4%
6,14212,58319,269
R
−25.6%
7,35112,50020,093
R
−31.5%
6,88013,26820,270
R
−18.1%
7,10810,33517,787
D
+2.2%
8,9598,53418,998
D
+0.5%
7,4097,31318,202
R
−6.8%
8,5449,80518,535
R
−23.0%
7,36411,81019,365
R
−16.1%
7,0289,81717,359
D
+8.1%
9,0737,69816,886
R
−31.8%
5,0409,92115,346
R
−7.3%
6,0937,19315,066
D
+24.8%
11,2166,74718,032
D
+4.3%
8,7077,98616,780
D
+7.7%
7,8206,69114,618
D
+10.7%
7,4956,04113,591
D
+52.8%
7,5932,30510,021
D
+42.9%
5,2282,0837,327
D
+50.6%
4,9681,6256,604
D
+61.2%
4,3491,0275,425
D
+61.6%
3,5658184,459
R
−14.3%
1,2121,6182,833
D
+37.3%
1,5246582,320
D
+24.0%
1,6119822,624
D
+50.6%
1,4024251,932
D
+48.9%
9361451,618
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
German
7.5%
American
6.7%
Irish
6.1%
Italian
1.1%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.9%
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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.4%
65–74
4.6%
5.7%
55–64
5.6%
5.8%
45–54
5.3%
7.9%
35–44
6.3%
7.1%
25–34
6.6%
4.8%
18–24
4.1%
9.6%
5–17
9.3%
3.7%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,426
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM$78,426
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
13.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.7%
speak English only
Spanish27.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
21.4%
Baptist
12.2%
Other Christian
10.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Methodist
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Carlsbad and Artesia along the Pecos River, this southeastern New Mexico corridor sits at the heart of the Permian Basin's New Mexico side, where petroleum-sector employment has long reinforced Republican-leaning margins in federal and statewide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-two points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-six points.

A population of 61,105, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,426 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 55.8 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,472 votes cast, 5,032 went Democratic and 18,141 went Republican.
What is Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico in the "New American" 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 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico?
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico has a population of 61,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico is $78,426 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.