2024 presidential election
Silver City
HarrisD+22.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.9% | 2,847 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.4% | 1,778 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 131 |
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City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +30.7% |
| 2012 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +24.3% |
| 2024 | +22.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 59.9%Harris2,847 | 37.4%Trump1,778 | 2.8% | 4,756 | ||
| D | 61.1%Biden2,895 | 36.8%Trump1,743 | 2.2%incl. Jorgensen | 4,741 | ||
| D | 55.8%Clinton2,420 | 33.3%Trump1,443 | 11.0%incl. Johnson | 4,339 | ||
| D | 63.2%Obama2,667 | 36.8%Romney1,553 | 0.0% | 4,220 | ||
| D | 64.9%Obama3,113 | 34.2%McCain1,642 | 0.9% | 4,798 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Silver CityCity | New MexicoState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 62.0% | 47.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 0.7% | 2.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 1.7% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 22.7% | 25.8% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 12.5% | 22.6% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48.8% | 48.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $38,711 | $64,059 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 23.7% | 17.9% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 40.8 | 39.7 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.0% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 30.4% | 19.2% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 30.7% | 30.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 23.3% | 31.4% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 21.3% | 24.5% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 39.7% | Mexican 32.4% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 10.5% | German 8.7% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | German 10.1% | English 8.5% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 28.7%County context | 29.9% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9.0%County context | 12.9% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 43.2%County context | 47.5% | 51.5% |
| Buddhist | 8.5%County context | 0.7% | 0.3% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
10.5%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.6%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.6%
Norwegian
1.6%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
39.7%
Spaniard
0.9%
Spanish
0.8%
Puerto Rican
0.7%
Cuban
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Honduran
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
Aztec
0.2%
No single reported group clears the display floor at this geography.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.8 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
$38,711
Silver City$38,711
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
23.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.3%
Working age (18–64)18.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.7%
speak English only
Spanish21.3%
Other languages0.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Korean0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted43.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Silver City sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.5 points.
A population of 9,536, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,711 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Silver City, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Silver City, New Mexico voted Democratic by 22.5 points (D+22.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,756 votes cast, 2,847 went Democratic and 1,778 went Republican.
How many people live in Silver City, New Mexico?
Silver City, New Mexico has a population of 9,536 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Silver City, New Mexico?
Median household income in Silver City, New Mexico is $38,711 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Silver City, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Silver City, New Mexico from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.