New Mexico — Elections 1876–2024

New Mexico: state. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+27 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 2,120,2462024 5-year
Median household income: $64,0592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 47.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 48.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

New Mexico

HarrisD+6

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	51.9%	478,802
Donald TrumpRepublican	45.9%	423,391
OtherAll other candidates	2.3%	21,210

D+60

R+60

33 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

Presidential margin over time
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	+5.5%
1916	+3.6%
1920	−10.4%
1924	−5.5%
1928	−18.2%
1932	+27.0%
1936	+26.2%
1940	+13.3%
1944	+7.0%
1948	+13.5%
1952	−11.1%
1956	−16.0%
1960	+0.7%
1964	+18.6%
1968	−12.1%
1972	−24.5%
1976	−2.5%
1980	−18.2%
1984	−20.5%
1988	−5.0%
1992	+8.6%
1996	+7.3%
2000	+0.1%
2004	−0.8%
2008	+15.1%
2012	+10.1%
2016	+8.2%
2020	+10.8%
2024	+6.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+6.0%	478,802	423,391	923,403
2020	D	+10.8%	501,614	401,894	923,965
2016	D	+8.2%	385,234	319,667	798,319
2012	D	+10.1%	415,335	335,788	783,757
2008	D	+15.1%	472,422	346,832	830,158
2004	R	−0.8%	370,942	376,930	756,304
2000	D	+0.1%	286,783	286,417	598,605
1996	D	+7.3%	273,495	232,751	556,074
1992	D	+8.6%	261,617	212,824	569,986
1988	R	−5.0%	244,497	270,341	521,287
1984	R	−20.5%	201,769	307,101	514,370
1980	R	−18.2%	167,826	250,779	456,237
1976	R	−2.5%	201,148	211,419	416,590
1972	R	−24.5%	141,084	235,606	385,931
1968	R	−12.1%	130,081	169,692	327,281
1964	D	+18.6%	194,015	132,838	328,613
1960	D	+0.7%	156,027	153,733	311,107
1956	R	−16.0%	106,098	146,788	253,926
1952	R	−11.1%	105,661	132,170	238,608
1948	D	+13.5%	105,464	80,303	187,063
1944	D	+7.0%	81,389	70,688	152,225
1940	D	+13.3%	103,699	79,315	183,258
1936	D	+26.2%	106,037	61,727	169,135
1932	D	+27.0%	95,089	54,217	151,606
1928	R	−18.2%	48,211	69,708	118,077
1924	R	−5.5%	48,542	54,745	112,830
1920	R	−10.4%	46,668	57,634	105,421
1916	D	+3.6%	33,527	31,152	66,787
1912	D	+5.5%	20,437	17,733	49,375
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	55.1%	44.9%	903,311
2020	D	51.7%	45.6%	917,237
2018	D	54.1%	30.5%	697,012
2014	D	55.6%	44.4%	515,506
2012	D	51.0%	45.3%	775,793
2008	D	61.3%	38.7%	823,650
2006	D	70.6%	29.3%	558,550
2002	R	35.0%	65.0%	483,056
2000	D	61.7%	38.3%	589,526
1996	R	29.8%	64.7%	551,821
1994	D	54.0%	46.0%	463,196
1990	R	27.0%	72.9%	406,938
1988	D	63.3%	36.7%	508,598
1984	R	28.1%	71.9%	502,634
1982	D	53.8%	46.2%	404,810
1978	R	46.6%	53.4%	343,487
1976	R	42.7%	56.8%	413,056

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

8.7%

English

8.5%

Irish

6.9%

American

3.9%

Italian

2.4%

Scottish

1.7%

French

1.4%

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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.7%

75–84

3.1%

5.4%

65–74

6.0%

55–64

6.5%

5.5%

45–54

5.6%

6.6%

35–44

6.2%

6.8%

25–34

6.4%

4.9%

18–24

4.5%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

2.7%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,059

New Mexico ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

17.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.7%

Working age (18–64)16.5%

Seniors (65+)14.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.6%

speak English only

Spanish24.5%

Other languages4.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.0%

Other Christian

10.7%

Baptist

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Methodist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Mexico sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of twenty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 2,120,246, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,059 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico vote in 2024?

In 2024, New Mexico voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 923,403 votes cast, 478,802 went Democratic and 423,391 went Republican.

What is New Mexico's political typology?

Akashic places New Mexico in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did New Mexico last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in New Mexico?

New Mexico has a population of 2,120,246 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in New Mexico?

Median household income in New Mexico is $64,059 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of New Mexico?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

DoÃ±a Ana County, NM	R +6,152
Bernalillo County, NM	D +4,700
McKinley County, NM	R +4,396

New Mexico moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Key facts

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Demographics

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