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1876–2024
Los Alamos, NM·New Mexico

Los Alamos, NM delivered D+30 in 2024.

Home to the national lab that still shapes its economic and civic identity

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
LatestD+30in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population19,4352024 ACS

Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted D+30%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+30MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
19,4352024 5-year
Median household income
$147,1392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Los Alamos, NM
HarrisD+30
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.4%7,726
Donald TrumpRepublican33.2%4,047
OtherAll other candidates3.4%414
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: +30.2% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+30.2%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
1912No data
1916No data
1920No data
1924No data
1928No data
1932No data
1936No data
1940No data
1944No data
1948No data
1952+1.2%
1956−4.1%
1960+2.2%
1964+32.9%
1968−14.3%
1972−34.2%
1976−29.8%
1980−33.0%
1984−40.7%
1988−33.0%
1992−4.0%
1996−10.2%
2000−14.4%
2004−5.4%
2008+6.9%
2012+3.7%
2016+20.2%
2020+26.6%
2024+30.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+30.2%
7,7264,04712,187
D
+26.6%
7,5544,27812,293
D
+20.2%
5,5623,35910,885
D
+3.7%
5,1914,79610,654
D
+6.9%
5,8245,06411,069
R
−5.4%
5,2065,81011,197
R
−14.4%
4,1495,62310,218
R
−10.2%
3,9834,9999,932
R
−4.0%
3,8974,32010,642
R
−33.0%
3,2756,62210,153
R
−40.7%
2,8596,8829,888
R
−33.0%
2,3685,4609,383
R
−29.8%
2,8905,3838,355
R
−34.2%
2,4355,0397,624
R
−14.3%
2,5523,4476,276
D
+32.9%
3,7671,8955,688
D
+2.2%
2,6922,5745,283
R
−4.1%
2,2142,4064,629
D
+1.2%
2,2812,2264,515
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.5%
German
18.4%
Irish
12.1%
American
4.2%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.8%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.6%
85+
1.1%
2.3%
75–84
3.2%
5.1%
65–74
5.0%
7.0%
55–64
6.5%
5.6%
45–54
5.5%
8.4%
35–44
5.8%
7.8%
25–34
7.4%
3.1%
18–24
2.6%
8.5%
5–17
8.5%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$147,139
Los Alamos, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Los Alamos, NM$147,139
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
3.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)3.0%
Seniors (65+)4.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
21.8%
Other Christian
13.3%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
Methodist
5.8%
Baptist
4.6%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Los Alamos County consistently posts some of the highest median household incomes and education levels in New Mexico, and its electorate — heavily composed of scientists and federal contractors — tends to swing differently from surrounding rural counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-three points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.

A population of 19,435, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,139 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 30.2 points (D+30), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,187 votes cast, 7,726 went Democratic and 4,047 went Republican.
What is Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 8 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico has a population of 19,435 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico is $147,139 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.