Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico: Texan Right market. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,964,9212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,2282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 43.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Albuquerque-Santa Fe
HarrisD+8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 52.7% | 470,724 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 45.0% | 402,370 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 20,598 |
D+60R+60
31 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | +14.2% |
| 1884 | −6.6% |
| 1888 | −4.5% |
| 1892 | −32.2% |
| 1896 | +93.1% |
| 1900 | +38.9% |
| 1904 | −5.5% |
| 1908 | +21.5% |
| 1912 | +6.0% |
| 1916 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | −12.7% |
| 1924 | −7.9% |
| 1928 | −19.1% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +22.1% |
| 1940 | +9.2% |
| 1944 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | +9.4% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −17.1% |
| 1960 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | +19.8% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −18.9% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | +7.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 470,724 | 402,370 | 893,692 | ||
| D | 495,672 | 384,973 | 900,388 | ||
| D | 377,956 | 306,626 | 774,746 | ||
| D | 407,770 | 320,179 | 759,817 | ||
| D | 459,236 | 328,275 | 798,048 | ||
| D | 364,658 | 354,697 | 727,642 | ||
| D | 279,160 | 271,628 | 578,063 | ||
| D | 263,648 | 218,642 | 532,204 | ||
| D | 252,976 | 196,970 | 541,989 | ||
| R | 232,942 | 250,662 | 489,806 | ||
| R | 194,213 | 285,927 | 485,383 | ||
| R | 157,446 | 236,654 | 431,504 | ||
| R | 190,346 | 197,502 | 392,352 | ||
| R | 133,181 | 215,632 | 357,883 | ||
| R | 121,424 | 155,532 | 301,094 | ||
| D | 180,550 | 120,632 | 302,829 | ||
| D | 145,352 | 140,033 | 286,615 | ||
| R | 97,088 | 137,216 | 235,242 | ||
| R | 96,398 | 122,174 | 219,367 | ||
| D | 92,518 | 76,472 | 170,240 | ||
| D | 72,441 | 65,911 | 138,491 | ||
| D | 91,806 | 76,379 | 168,411 | ||
| D | 93,118 | 59,171 | 153,525 | ||
| D | 83,423 | 52,202 | 137,435 | ||
| R | 43,949 | 64,760 | 108,916 | ||
| R | 43,191 | 51,381 | 103,409 | ||
| R | 40,733 | 52,735 | 94,430 | ||
| D | 31,347 | 28,633 | 61,350 | ||
| D | 19,206 | 16,458 | 46,013 | ||
| D | 2,952 | 1,821 | 5,249 | ||
| R | 2,021 | 2,271 | 4,565 | ||
| D | 2,576 | 1,120 | 3,739 | ||
| D | 3,574 | 124 | 3,705 | ||
| O | 0 | 685 | 2,126 | ||
| R | 774 | 849 | 1,661 | ||
| R | 629 | 722 | 1,415 | ||
| D | 345 | 259 | 604 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.1%
English
8.9%
Irish
7.2%
American
3.8%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.5%
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: 40.6 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
$66,228
Albuquerque-Santa Fe ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albuquerque-Santa Fe$66,228
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
17.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.3%
speak English only
Spanish20.9%
Other languages6.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching from Bernalillo County's urban core to Santa Fe's state-government workforce, this market contains some of the nation's highest concentrations of Native American and Hispanic voters, making mobilization patterns here a consistent bellwether for New Mexico outcomes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-three points in 1896 and a Republican high of thirty-two points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 1,964,921, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,228 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico voted Democratic by 7.6 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 893,692 votes cast, 470,724 went Democratic and 402,370 went Republican.
What is Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Albuquerque-Santa Fe, 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 market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico?
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico has a population of 1,964,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico?
Median household income in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico is $66,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.