Cibola County, New Mexico
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 49.6% | 4,450 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 48.0% | 4,311 |
| Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent | 1.0% | 90 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
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| D | 49.6%Harris4,450 | 48.0%Trump4,311 | 1.0%Kennedy90 | 8,977 | ||
| D | 53.3%Biden4,745 | 44.6%Trump3,975 | 1.1%Jorgensen99 | 8,903 | ||
| D | 46.4%Clinton3,741 | 39.6%Trump3,195 | 12.0%Johnson970 | 8,063 | ||
| D | 60.2%Obama4,961 | 36.4%Romney2,998 | 3.2%GRAY261 | 8,243 | ||
| D | 64.1%Obama5,827 | 34.4%McCain3,131 | 1.5%Nader139 | 9,097 | ||
| D | 52.3%Kerry3,913 | 46.4%Bush3,477 | 1.3%Nader97 | 7,487 | ||
| D | 58.2%Gore4,127 | 38.8%Bush2,752 | 2.3%Nader164 | 7,088 | ||
| D | 58.6%Clinton4,030 | 32.6%Dole2,245 | 7.1%Perot488 | 6,880 | ||
| D | 53.1%Clinton3,334 | 32.6%Bush2,051 | 13.5%Perot847 | 6,284 | ||
| D | 56.3%Dukakis3,458 | 43.0%Bush2,640 | 0.6%Paul39 | 6,137 | ||
| R | 46.6%Mondale3,140 | 53.1%Reagan3,578 | 0.3%Bergland22 | 6,740 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1984 | −6.5% |
| 1988 | +13.3% |
| 1992 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | +25.9% |
| 2000 | +19.4% |
| 2004 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | +29.6% |
| 2012 | +23.8% |
| 2016 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +1.5% |
Cibola County's electorate, shaped by a majority-Native American and Hispanic population centered around Grants and Acoma Pueblo, has shifted from reliably Democratic to one of the closer rural contests in the state over the past two cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.6 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 6.5 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.
A population of 26,845, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,759 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Big Horn County and Guadalupe County.
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Cibola County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35006/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.