† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDulceNew MexicoUnited States
Navajo11.8%5.8%—
Mexican3.0%32.4%11.3%
Spanish2.3%4.2%—
Spaniard1.6%3.6%—
American0.5%3.9%5.3%
German0.4%8.7%12.5%
Irish0.4%6.9%9.4%
English0.3%8.5%9.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dulce
New Mexico
United States
Median age
37.7
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
13.8%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dulce
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$39,773
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.1%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.4%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dulce
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.9%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
24.5%
13.6%
Other languages
14.6%
4.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dulce
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
—
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dulce, New Mexico
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+46.1%
2008
+61.4%
2012
+65.5%
2016
+50.7%
2020
+55.0%
2024
+42.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
69.6%Harris417
27.0%Trump162
3.3%
D+42.6
R+12.5
D+44.0
599
D
76.9%Biden467
21.9%Trump133
1.2%
D+55.0
D+4.4
D+50.6
607
D
65.2%Clinton387
14.5%Trump86
20.4%
D+50.7
R+14.8
D+48.6
594
D
81.2%Obama487
15.7%Romney94
3.2%
D+65.5
D+4.1
D+61.6
600
D
80.0%Obama483
18.5%McCain112
1.5%
D+61.4
D+15.3
D+54.2
604
D
73.1%Kerry369
26.9%Bush136
0.0%
D+46.1
—
D+48.6
505
Dulce serves as the governmental and commercial hub of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, where tribal sovereignty shapes local administration and Native voter turnout patterns diverge sharply from surrounding Rio Arriba County trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.6 points.
A population of 3,218, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,773 describe the city.
In 2024, Dulce, New Mexico voted Democratic by 42.6 points (D+42.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 599 votes cast, 417 went Democratic and 162 went Republican.
How many people live in Dulce, New Mexico?
Dulce, New Mexico has a population of 3,218 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dulce, New Mexico?
Median household income in Dulce, New Mexico is $39,773 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Dulce, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dulce, New Mexico from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
