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1876–2024
Gallup, NM·New Mexico

Gallup, NM has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential elections — D+25 in 2024.

Gateway city where Navajo Nation enrollment shapes every ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
LatestD+25in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population70,4312024 ACS

Gallup, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+25MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
70,4312024 5-year
Median household income
$47,6682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
9.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+47 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+25 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Gallup, NM
HarrisD+25
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic60.7%15,711
Donald TrumpRepublican36.2%9,364
OtherAll other candidates3.1%792
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: +24.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1984+24.5%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
1912−5.5%
1916−9.7%
1920−21.1%
1924−15.6%
1928−24.8%
1932+20.7%
1936+28.4%
1940+19.5%
1944+17.6%
1948+17.2%
1952+0.1%
1956−14.3%
1960+13.5%
1964+39.5%
1968+1.2%
1972−2.2%
1976+19.3%
1980−19.0%
1984+9.3%
1988+25.2%
1992+30.2%
1996+36.4%
2000+32.8%
2004+27.6%
2008+43.9%
2012+46.9%
2016+39.0%
2020+38.6%
2024+24.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+24.5%
15,7119,36425,867
D
+38.6%
18,0297,80126,486
D
+39.0%
13,5765,10421,703
D
+46.9%
15,8415,54621,929
D
+43.9%
16,5726,38223,207
D
+27.6%
13,0517,35120,623
D
+32.8%
10,2815,07015,879
D
+36.4%
10,1244,47015,526
D
+30.2%
9,4054,72015,531
D
+25.2%
9,5955,69415,467
D
+9.3%
7,9156,55714,643
R
−19.0%
4,8697,32912,934
D
+19.3%
6,8564,61711,593
R
−2.2%
5,1245,36610,789
D
+1.2%
4,4914,3769,573
D
+39.5%
6,9132,96510,000
D
+13.5%
5,5994,2629,893
R
−14.3%
3,3314,4507,811
D
+0.1%
3,0973,0916,207
D
+17.2%
2,9952,1095,149
D
+17.6%
2,2101,5473,760
D
+19.5%
2,5251,7014,232
D
+28.4%
2,5261,4043,944
D
+20.7%
2,0961,3733,489
R
−24.8%
1,2472,0753,335
R
−15.6%
1,1501,6533,226
R
−21.1%
9891,5252,541
R
−9.7%
5506691,226
R
−5.5%
224264732
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
2.1%
Irish
1.7%
English
1.4%
American
0.7%
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: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.9%
1.4%
75–84
2.2%
3.9%
65–74
4.9%
5.3%
55–64
6.2%
5.3%
45–54
5.9%
6.4%
35–44
6.3%
7.3%
25–34
7.4%
4.5%
18–24
4.6%
10.7%
5–17
10.6%
2.8%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$47,668
Gallup, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gallup, NM$47,668
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
33.2%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1842.5%
Working age (18–64)30.0%
Seniors (65+)27.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
51.1%
speak English only
Other languages42.9%
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.2%
Baptist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Gallup anchors McKinley County, where Native American voters constitute a majority of the electorate and turnout fluctuations on tribal lands have repeatedly determined margins in statewide races by single-digit thousands.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-seven points in 2012 and a Republican high of twenty-five points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved fourteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.

A population of 70,431, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,668 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Gallup, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gallup, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 24.5 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,867 votes cast, 15,711 went Democratic and 9,364 went Republican.
What is Gallup, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Gallup, 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 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gallup, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Gallup, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Gallup, NM, New Mexico?
Gallup, NM, New Mexico has a population of 70,431 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gallup, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Gallup, NM, New Mexico is $47,668 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Gallup, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gallup, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.