How did Taos, NM vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Taos, NM voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+47.5. Kamala D Harris received 12,038 votes and Donald Trump received 4,139 out of 16,636 total votes cast, a 7.3-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is Taos, NM's political history?

Taos, NM has 29 presidential elections on record, spanning 1912 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1976. The largest single-election swing was 37.3 points in 1968.

What are the demographics of Taos, NM?

Taos, NM has a population of 34,543 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 40.5% non-Hispanic white, 50.6% Hispanic. About 39% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $58,950.

Which places are most similar to Taos, NM?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar metro areas to Taos, NM are Santa Fe, NM, Las Vegas, NM, Ukiah, CA. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Taos, NM

Latest: 2024↓ R+7.3 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 7.3pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 35K residents — 1 counties

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POPULATION
35K
COUNTIES
1
PRES MARGIN
D+47.5
2024
TURNOUT
57.7%
MEDIAN INCOME
$59K

Place Story

What defines Taos, NM

Methodology

Reliably Democratic since 1976
- Safe D
- 13 straight D wins
Mobilization target, not persuasion target.
Biggest swing: R+37.3 in 1968
- 1964 → 1968
Volatile behavior — treat historical margins with caution.
Demographically distinctive: 51% Hispanic (+31pp vs national)
- 51% Hispanic (+31pp vs national)
- 40% non-Hispanic white (-17pp vs national)
Catholic edge: 74pp over Evangelicals
- 77% Catholic / 3% Evangelical
Correlates nationally with Democratic-leaning behavior.
Ticket-splitting: Senate ran 43.1pp behind Governor
- Divergence 43.1pp in 2002
Persuadable voters present — downballot races can run independent of presidential.

Constituent Counties

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Similar metro areas

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Santa Fe, NM

Educated rural democratic

D+48.9

Similarity score97%

Las Vegas, NM

Diverse rural competitive

D+25.9

Similarity score91%

Ukiah, CA

Educated rural democratic

D+26.8

Similarity score91%

Silver City, NM

Small-town rural republican

D+5.1

Similarity score91%

Clearlake, CA

Small-town rural republican 2

R+1.4

Similarity score89%

Pittsfield, MA

Educated rural democratic

D+39.7

Similarity score87%

Hailey, ID

Educated rural democratic

D+17.1

Similarity score86%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

Educated rural democratic

D+46.2

Similarity score86%

Constituent Geography

Counties in Taos, NM

2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.

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County	Pop.	Margin	Dem	Rep	Total	Share
Taos	35K	D+47.5	12,038	4,139	16,636	100.0%

1 countiesTotal votes: 16,636

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

Taos, NMCensus ACS 2024Ancestry detail available

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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Hispanic 50.6%White (Non-Hispanic) 40.5%Native American 7.0%Multiracial 0.8%Asian 0.7%Black 0.4%

Group	Taos, NM	National
▶Hispanic / Latino(12)	50.6%	19.3%
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	40.5%	57.4%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)	7.0%	0.9%
Multiracial / Other	0.8%	4.0%
▶Asian(5)	0.7%	6.0%
▶Black / African American(2)	0.4%	12.2%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(2)	0.1%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

Religious Adherents

Population that are religious adherents:

86.4%(29.8K people)

U.S. Religion Census 2020

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Catholic-Evangelical edge: +69.1pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.

Tradition	% Pop	% Adherents	US Pop	US Adherents
Catholic	66.3%	76.8%	—	—
Other	15.4%	17.8%	—	—
Evangelical Protestant	2.7%	3.2%	—	—
LDS (Mormon)	2.6%	3.0%	—	—
Mainline Protestant	1.9%	2.2%	—	—
Non-religiousPopulation	13.6%	—	—	—

Click the chevron to expand denominations. Tradition and denomination rows label both share of total population and share of all religious adherents. Non-religious is shown as a share of total population only.

Explore Catholic adherence nationally

Who lives in the Taos, NM metro area? 34,543 residents across 1 counties.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

Taos, NM vs National35K residents

39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 6pp above the national average. Places with similar education levels vote D+8 on average nationally.

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

35K

local

35KNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.01%

local

0.01%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

83.4%

local

83.4%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

$58,950

local

$58,950National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

15.5%

local

15.5%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

38.5%

local

38.5%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

77.6%

local

77.6%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

52.6 yrs

local

52.6 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

10.6%

local

10.6%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

30.5%

local

30.5%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

5.7%

local

5.7%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

33.4%

local

33.4%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

66.6%

local

66.6%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in Taos, NM

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

57.7%

vs Previous

-1.9pp

Voting-Age Pop

28,813

History

1988–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is Taos, NM?

Safe DAvg margin: D+51.4 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+64.8

2012

D+60.3

2016

D+52.0

2020

D+54.7

2024

D+47.5

Elasticity

17.4pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+55.9

Ticket-Splitting

Do voters in Taos, NM split their tickets?

Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.

ConsistencyHeavy splitting (28/100)

2024 Office Comparisons

Offices	Margin A	Margin B	Split
President vs Senate	D+47.5	D+52.8	5.3pp

Average divergence across office pairs: 13.2pp

Containing Geography

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Taos, NM sits inside these higher-level geographies.

New Mexico(State)

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