Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,2242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,3032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 33.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Ruidoso, NM
TrumpR+38
Constituent county margins for Ruidoso, 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
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 68.3% | 6,942 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 29.8% | 3,033 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 190 |
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 | −1.4% |
| 1920 | −16.1% |
| 1924 | −11.3% |
| 1928 | −28.9% |
| 1932 | +30.8% |
| 1936 | +12.1% |
| 1940 | −0.9% |
| 1944 | −4.0% |
| 1948 | −5.6% |
| 1952 | −29.3% |
| 1956 | −29.7% |
| 1960 | −16.6% |
| 1964 | −5.8% |
| 1968 | −38.7% |
| 1972 | −55.9% |
| 1976 | −24.0% |
| 1980 | −43.0% |
| 1984 | −55.2% |
| 1988 | −34.4% |
| 1992 | −16.0% |
| 1996 | −18.5% |
| 2000 | −35.9% |
| 2004 | −36.0% |
| 2008 | −25.4% |
| 2012 | −32.7% |
| 2016 | −40.0% |
| 2020 | −36.4% |
| 2024 | −38.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,033 | 6,942 | 10,165 | ||
| R | 3,194 | 6,942 | 10,306 | ||
| R | 2,331 | 5,896 | 8,902 | ||
| R | 2,942 | 5,961 | 9,242 | ||
| R | 3,535 | 6,001 | 9,696 | ||
| R | 2,822 | 6,070 | 9,014 | ||
| R | 2,027 | 4,458 | 6,772 | ||
| R | 2,209 | 3,396 | 6,411 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 2,669 | 5,857 | ||
| R | 1,690 | 3,511 | 5,288 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 3,992 | 5,182 | ||
| R | 1,127 | 3,009 | 4,374 | ||
| R | 1,415 | 2,320 | 3,764 | ||
| R | 696 | 2,528 | 3,280 | ||
| R | 802 | 2,004 | 3,106 | ||
| R | 1,565 | 1,761 | 3,351 | ||
| R | 1,459 | 2,042 | 3,503 | ||
| R | 1,059 | 1,956 | 3,020 | ||
| R | 1,095 | 2,004 | 3,106 | ||
| R | 1,406 | 1,575 | 3,005 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 1,455 | 2,801 | ||
| R | 1,763 | 1,794 | 3,570 | ||
| D | 2,021 | 1,579 | 3,641 | ||
| D | 2,225 | 1,172 | 3,418 | ||
| R | 821 | 1,489 | 2,315 | ||
| R | 837 | 1,087 | 2,216 | ||
| R | 1,047 | 1,456 | 2,540 | ||
| R | 863 | 889 | 1,796 | ||
| D | 461 | 452 | 1,127 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.2%
English
13.4%
German
11.9%
Irish
9.8%
Scottish
3.1%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
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: 52.4 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
$53,303
Ruidoso, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ruidoso, NM$53,303
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
19.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.6%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.1%
speak English only
Spanish15.5%
Other languages1.3%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ruidoso sits at 6,900 feet in the Sacramento Mountains, drawing seasonal residents and retirees whose part-time presence complicates voter registration patterns and turnout modeling in Lincoln County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-one points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 20,224, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,303 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 38.5 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,165 votes cast, 3,033 went Democratic and 6,942 went Republican.
What is Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico in the "Texan Right" 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 3 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico?
Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico has a population of 20,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico is $53,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.