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Socorro·New Mexico

Socorro moved 10.8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NM
Socorro
HarrisD+11.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic54.4%1,939
Donald TrumpRepublican42.5%1,514
OtherAll other candidates3.1%111
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +11.9% in 2024.+11.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+29.3%
2012+32.6%
2016+21.7%
2020+22.8%
2024+11.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.4%Harris1,939
42.5%Trump1,514
3.1%
+11.9%
3,564
D
60.0%Biden2,121
37.2%Trump1,316
2.8%incl. Jorgensen
+22.8%
3,536
D
52.9%Clinton1,793
31.2%Trump1,059
15.9%incl. Johnson
+21.7%
3,390
D
66.3%Obama2,229
33.7%Romney1,134
0.0%
+32.6%
3,363
D
64.2%Obama2,554
34.9%McCain1,388
0.9%
+29.3%
3,976

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorSocorroCityNew MexicoStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White34.4%47.8%61.0%
Black0.6%2.1%12.2%
Asian3.2%1.7%6.0%
Two or more races36.0%25.8%12.6%
Other race25.8%22.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino48.1%48.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$39,375$64,059$84,427
Poverty rate32.6%17.9%12.5%
Median age29.639.739.1
Age 18–2413.7%9.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.1%19.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)19.0%30.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home33.4%31.4%22.3%
Spanish21.7%24.5%13.6%
Other languages6.8%4.5%0.8%
German or other West Germanic2.7%0.3%0.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%0.5%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 21.8%Mexican 32.4%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryAmerican 14.4%German 8.7%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 11.4%English 8.5%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic28.0%County context29.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant4.9%County context12.9%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed60.6%County context47.5%51.5%

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.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
21.8%
Spanish
3.3%
Spaniard
1.9%
Puerto Rican
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
American
14.4%
German
11.4%
English
6.3%
Irish
3.3%
Italian
1.7%
Scotch-Irish
0.7%
Norwegian
0.6%
Scottish
0.5%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Navajo
5.5%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.3%
Korean
0.3%
Japanese
0.2%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.6%
speak English only
Spanish21.7%
Other languages6.8%
German or other West Germanic2.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Korean0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
28.0%
Evangelical Protestant
4.9%
Latter-day Saints
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Other Christian
0.7%
Other faiths
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted60.6%
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.

Socorro sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.9 points.

A population of 8,481, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,375 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Socorro, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Socorro, New Mexico voted Democratic by 11.9 points (D+11.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,564 votes cast, 1,939 went Democratic and 1,514 went Republican.
What is Socorro, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Socorro, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Socorro, New Mexico?
Socorro, New Mexico has a population of 8,481 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Socorro, New Mexico?
Median household income in Socorro, New Mexico is $39,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Socorro, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Socorro, New Mexico from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.