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1876–2024
Silver City, NM·New Mexico

Silver City, NM has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential elections — D+5 in 2024.

A copper-country hub where mining heritage meets university-town demographics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
LatestD+5in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population27,7752024 ACS

Silver City, NM, New Mexico: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
27,7752024 5-year
Median household income
$44,9582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
47.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Silver City, NM
HarrisD+5
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.3%7,301
Donald TrumpRepublican46.3%6,580
OtherAll other candidates2.4%343
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: +5.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1984+5.1%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+32.6%
1916+10.2%
1920−8.5%
1924+7.4%
1928−1.6%
1932+40.9%
1936+36.9%
1940+32.0%
1944+27.6%
1948+27.8%
1952+11.3%
1956+12.2%
1960+27.8%
1964+43.9%
1968+12.0%
1972−4.0%
1976+11.6%
1980−0.3%
1984+7.2%
1988+12.8%
1992+26.1%
1996+17.1%
2000+6.3%
2004+7.2%
2008+19.9%
2012+13.4%
2016+7.7%
2020+7.2%
2024+5.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.1%
7,3016,58014,224
D
+7.2%
7,5906,55314,435
D
+7.7%
6,2765,28812,811
D
+13.4%
7,0905,35812,902
D
+19.9%
8,1425,40613,755
D
+7.2%
7,0956,13513,392
D
+6.3%
5,6734,96111,241
D
+17.1%
5,8603,99310,928
D
+26.1%
5,6032,91710,277
D
+12.8%
5,4434,1969,735
D
+7.2%
5,7554,97910,840
R
−0.3%
4,6004,6289,761
D
+11.6%
5,1764,0959,328
R
−4.0%
4,0814,4318,781
D
+12.0%
3,8172,9087,549
D
+43.9%
5,2532,0427,314
D
+27.8%
4,3782,4686,868
D
+12.2%
4,1223,2247,377
D
+11.3%
4,3153,4217,922
D
+27.8%
3,5921,9995,727
D
+27.6%
3,4721,9705,446
D
+32.0%
3,9142,0155,930
D
+36.9%
3,2151,4694,736
D
+40.9%
3,3441,3814,795
R
−1.6%
1,9942,0584,060
D
+7.4%
2,0851,7564,436
R
−8.5%
1,8792,2304,148
D
+10.2%
2,3051,8694,274
D
+32.6%
1,1304392,119
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.5%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.6%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.6%
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: 49.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.7%
5.0%
75–84
5.2%
8.5%
65–74
8.8%
6.6%
55–64
7.3%
5.2%
45–54
5.1%
5.5%
35–44
5.3%
4.6%
25–34
4.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
7.4%
5–17
6.4%
2.3%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$44,958
Silver City, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Silver City, NM$44,958
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
19.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.3%
Working age (18–64)18.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.7%
speak English only
Spanish21.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.7%
Other Christian
9.5%
Non-Christian
9.3%
Baptist
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Methodist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Grant County's largest city anchors a sparsely populated corner of southwestern New Mexico where Latino majorities and a Western New Mexico University presence shape an electorate that leans Democratic in federal races by comfortable double-digit margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-four points in 1964 and a Republican high of eight points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 27,775, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,958 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Silver City, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Silver City, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,224 votes cast, 7,301 went Democratic and 6,580 went Republican.
What is Silver City, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Silver City, 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 25 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Silver City, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Silver City, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Silver City, NM, New Mexico has a population of 27,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Silver City, NM, New Mexico is $44,958 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Silver City, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.