Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+38 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 224,2662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,8482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 40.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 67.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Las Cruces, NM
HarrisD+10
Constituent county margins for Las Cruces, 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
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 53.8% | 45,937 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 44.0% | 37,594 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 1,876 |
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 | −0.8% |
| 1916 | −19.5% |
| 1920 | −33.0% |
| 1924 | −21.7% |
| 1928 | −18.3% |
| 1932 | +36.6% |
| 1936 | +37.6% |
| 1940 | +16.7% |
| 1944 | +14.0% |
| 1948 | +19.5% |
| 1952 | −12.8% |
| 1956 | −17.6% |
| 1960 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | +19.2% |
| 1968 | −15.8% |
| 1972 | −21.1% |
| 1976 | −7.1% |
| 1980 | −16.3% |
| 1984 | −22.7% |
| 1988 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | +18.3% |
| 2024 | +9.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 45,937 | 37,594 | 85,407 | ||
| D | 47,957 | 32,802 | 82,641 | ||
| D | 37,947 | 25,374 | 70,648 | ||
| D | 37,139 | 27,322 | 66,423 | ||
| D | 40,282 | 28,068 | 69,280 | ||
| D | 31,762 | 29,548 | 61,960 | ||
| D | 23,912 | 21,263 | 46,653 | ||
| D | 22,766 | 17,541 | 43,564 | ||
| D | 19,894 | 16,308 | 44,217 | ||
| R | 19,608 | 21,582 | 41,747 | ||
| R | 13,878 | 22,153 | 36,393 | ||
| R | 10,839 | 15,539 | 28,820 | ||
| R | 12,036 | 13,888 | 26,157 | ||
| R | 9,416 | 14,562 | 24,366 | ||
| R | 7,658 | 10,824 | 19,990 | ||
| D | 10,748 | 7,280 | 18,085 | ||
| D | 8,905 | 7,789 | 16,755 | ||
| R | 4,918 | 7,025 | 11,991 | ||
| R | 4,556 | 5,902 | 10,478 | ||
| D | 5,116 | 3,440 | 8,593 | ||
| D | 4,172 | 3,149 | 7,327 | ||
| D | 5,208 | 3,720 | 8,936 | ||
| D | 5,544 | 2,494 | 8,102 | ||
| D | 5,133 | 2,354 | 7,595 | ||
| R | 2,169 | 3,141 | 5,318 | ||
| R | 1,775 | 2,823 | 4,819 | ||
| R | 1,318 | 2,627 | 3,964 | ||
| R | 1,078 | 1,606 | 2,706 | ||
| R | 895 | 912 | 2,064 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.5%
English
6.7%
Irish
5.1%
American
3.5%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 34.3 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
$56,848
Las Cruces, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Las Cruces, NM$56,848
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
21.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.8%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.7%
speak English only
Spanish42.9%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to New Mexico State University and roughly 60 miles from El Paso, Las Cruces blends a majority-Hispanic population with a transient student demographic, producing turnout patterns that diverge noticeably from the surrounding Doña Ana County precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-three points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
A population of 224,266, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,848 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 9.8 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 85,407 votes cast, 45,937 went Democratic and 37,594 went Republican.
What is Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Las Cruces, 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 Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico?
Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico has a population of 224,266 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico is $56,848 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Las Cruces, 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.