Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted D+49%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 156,1052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,0712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 47.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+28 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Santa Fe, NM
HarrisD+49
Constituent county margins for Santa Fe, 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 | 73.3% | 61,405 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 24.4% | 20,457 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 1,857 |
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 | −14.5% |
| 1916 | −13.0% |
| 1920 | −28.4% |
| 1924 | −20.7% |
| 1928 | −20.5% |
| 1932 | +22.5% |
| 1936 | +10.6% |
| 1940 | +1.5% |
| 1944 | −5.5% |
| 1948 | −9.6% |
| 1952 | −14.0% |
| 1956 | −14.4% |
| 1960 | +16.6% |
| 1964 | +36.6% |
| 1968 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | −6.2% |
| 1976 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | +28.9% |
| 1992 | +40.8% |
| 1996 | +36.5% |
| 2000 | +36.5% |
| 2004 | +43.2% |
| 2008 | +55.1% |
| 2012 | +51.1% |
| 2016 | +51.0% |
| 2020 | +53.8% |
| 2024 | +48.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 61,405 | 20,457 | 83,719 | ||
| D | 62,530 | 18,329 | 82,227 | ||
| D | 50,793 | 14,332 | 71,434 | ||
| D | 50,872 | 15,500 | 69,245 | ||
| D | 55,567 | 15,807 | 72,223 | ||
| D | 47,074 | 18,466 | 66,200 | ||
| D | 32,017 | 13,974 | 49,471 | ||
| D | 26,349 | 10,857 | 42,446 | ||
| D | 27,189 | 9,684 | 42,917 | ||
| D | 23,581 | 12,891 | 36,927 | ||
| D | 18,262 | 15,886 | 34,552 | ||
| D | 12,658 | 12,361 | 28,838 | ||
| D | 14,127 | 11,576 | 25,997 | ||
| R | 10,761 | 12,211 | 23,246 | ||
| D | 9,544 | 9,359 | 19,449 | ||
| D | 12,616 | 5,834 | 18,519 | ||
| D | 10,385 | 7,411 | 17,890 | ||
| R | 6,997 | 9,359 | 16,441 | ||
| R | 6,786 | 9,011 | 15,916 | ||
| R | 6,172 | 7,491 | 13,731 | ||
| R | 4,915 | 5,482 | 10,397 | ||
| D | 6,482 | 6,285 | 12,770 | ||
| D | 6,145 | 4,960 | 11,132 | ||
| D | 5,739 | 3,625 | 9,390 | ||
| R | 3,051 | 4,630 | 7,685 | ||
| R | 2,602 | 4,010 | 6,791 | ||
| R | 1,700 | 3,060 | 4,787 | ||
| R | 1,406 | 1,830 | 3,258 | ||
| R | 1,012 | 1,432 | 2,898 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
10.3%
Irish
8.1%
American
3.8%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.0%
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: 48.7 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
$79,071
Santa Fe, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Santa Fe, NM$79,071
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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.6%
speak English only
Spanish26.0%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Santa Fe's metro blends a majority-Hispanic population with a substantial Anglo professional and retiree influx, producing competitive margins that have tightened noticeably over recent cycles despite the city's reputation as a cultural-liberal enclave.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-five points in 2008 and a Republican high of twenty-eight points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 156,105, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,071 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 48.9 points (D+49), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,719 votes cast, 61,405 went Democratic and 20,457 went Republican.
What is Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Santa Fe, 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico has a population of 156,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico is $79,071 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.