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1876–2024
Las Vegas, NM·New Mexico

Las Vegas, NM has voted Democratic in fourteen straight presidential elections — D+26 in 2024.

A high-desert county seat where Hispanic heritage shapes the ballot box

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
LatestD+26in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population30,9992024 ACS

Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
30,9992024 5-year
Median household income
$49,9972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
41.2%2024 5-year
Black
1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
75.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+60 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+15 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Las Vegas, NM
HarrisD+26
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2024 presidential margin by county for Las Vegas, NM, NMA map of the constituent counties of Las Vegas, NM, NM, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Mora County, NM · D+17San Miguel County, NM · D+28
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.0%8,424
Donald TrumpRepublican36.0%4,897
OtherAll other candidates2.0%274
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: +25.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1972+25.9%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
1912−11.2%
1916−9.5%
1920−13.0%
1924−3.8%
1928−14.5%
1932+8.3%
1936+10.9%
1940+4.5%
1944+2.6%
1948−0.4%
1952−10.3%
1956−13.0%
1960+13.3%
1964+32.2%
1968−0.2%
1972+1.7%
1976+23.7%
1980+13.6%
1984+17.6%
1988+35.0%
1992+41.4%
1996+51.0%
2000+45.0%
2004+42.3%
2008+60.1%
2012+56.0%
2016+44.3%
2020+37.3%
2024+25.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+25.9%
8,4244,89713,595
D
+37.3%
9,6334,32414,217
D
+44.3%
8,8212,97813,192
D
+56.0%
10,8052,89814,120
D
+60.1%
12,4883,04715,701
D
+42.3%
10,5594,24114,942
D
+45.0%
7,9962,88311,352
D
+51.0%
8,6412,49912,041
D
+41.4%
7,7412,85111,808
D
+35.0%
7,7323,68611,568
D
+17.6%
6,4624,50211,137
D
+13.6%
5,7884,32910,754
D
+23.7%
6,6424,06610,868
D
+1.7%
5,7985,59911,611
R
−0.2%
5,1575,18210,634
D
+32.2%
7,2763,72811,032
D
+13.3%
6,9785,33712,321
R
−13.0%
5,2476,81912,069
R
−10.3%
5,8647,20913,084
R
−0.4%
6,4946,54813,066
D
+2.6%
6,1095,79711,911
D
+4.5%
8,0147,32215,344
D
+10.9%
8,6596,95615,631
D
+8.3%
8,0386,80814,867
R
−14.5%
5,3597,18212,545
R
−3.8%
5,6306,09112,018
R
−13.0%
6,1698,01314,210
R
−9.5%
3,7364,5228,309
R
−11.2%
2,7423,5016,785
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
5.6%
German
5.5%
English
4.0%
Irish
3.3%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 48.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.8%
3.7%
75–84
4.3%
7.5%
65–74
8.4%
7.2%
55–64
8.0%
5.5%
45–54
5.8%
5.7%
35–44
5.3%
5.4%
25–34
5.5%
4.0%
18–24
4.0%
6.4%
5–17
6.4%
1.9%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,997
Las Vegas, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Las Vegas, NM$49,997
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
24.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.5%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)16.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.1%
speak English only
Spanish44.4%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
74.7%
Other Christian
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Baptist
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

San Miguel County, anchored by Las Vegas, NM, has delivered Democratic margins exceeding 70% in recent presidential cycles, driven by a majority-Hispanic electorate with deep New Mexican roots dating to Spanish colonial settlement.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty points in 2008 and a Republican high of fifteen points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved eleven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 30,999, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,997 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 25.9 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,595 votes cast, 8,424 went Democratic and 4,897 went Republican.
What is Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Las Vegas, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1968.
How many people live in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico?
Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico has a population of 30,999 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico is $49,997 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.