Taos, NM, New Mexico: New American metro. In 2024, voted D+47%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,5432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 50.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Taos, NM
HarrisD+47
Constituent county margins for Taos, 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 | 72.4% | 12,038 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 24.9% | 4,139 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 459 |
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 | −4.7% |
| 1916 | −18.0% |
| 1920 | −29.9% |
| 1924 | −19.4% |
| 1928 | −14.0% |
| 1932 | +15.0% |
| 1936 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −0.6% |
| 1948 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | −6.1% |
| 1960 | +16.2% |
| 1964 | +35.2% |
| 1968 | −2.0% |
| 1972 | −2.0% |
| 1976 | +18.7% |
| 1980 | +8.9% |
| 1984 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | +36.4% |
| 1992 | +44.9% |
| 1996 | +44.9% |
| 2000 | +39.4% |
| 2004 | +49.3% |
| 2008 | +64.8% |
| 2012 | +60.3% |
| 2016 | +52.0% |
| 2020 | +54.7% |
| 2024 | +47.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 12,038 | 4,139 | 16,636 | ||
| D | 13,121 | 3,715 | 17,181 | ||
| D | 10,668 | 2,727 | 15,260 | ||
| D | 11,978 | 2,730 | 15,339 | ||
| D | 13,816 | 2,866 | 16,886 | ||
| D | 10,987 | 3,666 | 14,835 | ||
| D | 7,039 | 2,744 | 10,895 | ||
| D | 6,635 | 2,126 | 10,053 | ||
| D | 7,051 | 2,260 | 10,681 | ||
| D | 6,271 | 2,897 | 9,259 | ||
| D | 5,144 | 4,154 | 9,432 | ||
| D | 4,346 | 3,584 | 8,601 | ||
| D | 4,414 | 3,012 | 7,517 | ||
| R | 3,472 | 3,617 | 7,164 | ||
| R | 2,993 | 3,119 | 6,252 | ||
| D | 4,204 | 2,006 | 6,238 | ||
| D | 3,631 | 2,620 | 6,257 | ||
| R | 2,743 | 3,100 | 5,847 | ||
| D | 2,877 | 2,763 | 5,646 | ||
| D | 2,977 | 2,852 | 5,870 | ||
| R | 2,525 | 2,557 | 5,084 | ||
| D | 3,463 | 3,342 | 6,810 | ||
| D | 3,051 | 2,918 | 5,979 | ||
| D | 3,277 | 2,416 | 5,723 | ||
| R | 1,842 | 2,441 | 4,284 | ||
| R | 1,655 | 2,470 | 4,209 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 2,519 | 3,884 | ||
| R | 910 | 1,320 | 2,278 | ||
| R | 765 | 855 | 1,918 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.1%
English
9.6%
German
9.3%
French
2.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
American
1.8%
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: 52.6 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
$58,950
Taos, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taos, NM$58,950
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
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.6%
speak English only
Spanish28.5%
Other languages3.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 13.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Taos County's electorate blends one of New Mexico's largest shares of Native American and Hispanic residents with an influx of artists and retirees, producing turnout patterns and margins that diverge sharply from the state's urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-five points in 2008 and a Republican high of thirty points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 34,543, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,950 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taos, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taos, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 47.5 points (D+47), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,636 votes cast, 12,038 went Democratic and 4,139 went Republican.
What is Taos, NM, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Taos, 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 Taos, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Taos, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Taos, NM, New Mexico has a population of 34,543 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Taos, NM, New Mexico is $58,950 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taos, 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.