Harding County, New Mexico: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,5532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 36.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pershing County, NV · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Harding CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Harding County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 128 | 297 | 431 | ||
| R | 179 | 319 | 505 | ||
| R | 156 | 311 | 527 | ||
| R | 260 | 327 | 601 | ||
| R | 260 | 358 | 626 | ||
| R | 259 | 380 | 644 | ||
| R | 214 | 366 | 593 | ||
| R | 264 | 321 | 616 | ||
| R | 268 | 312 | 678 | ||
| R | 291 | 377 | 672 | ||
| R | 224 | 401 | 631 | ||
| R | 225 | 356 | 601 | ||
| R | 285 | 387 | 678 | ||
| R | 220 | 522 | 760 | ||
| R | 284 | 450 | 780 | ||
| R | 431 | 473 | 905 | ||
| R | 396 | 616 | 1,012 | ||
| R | 412 | 671 | 1,083 | ||
| R | 436 | 760 | 1,197 | ||
| D | 653 | 649 | 1,307 | ||
| R | 647 | 820 | 1,467 | ||
| D | 1,004 | 998 | 2,011 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 888 | 2,169 | ||
| D | 1,478 | 779 | 2,293 | ||
| R | 726 | 916 | 1,644 | ||
| R | 714 | 721 | 1,711 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.3%
German
5.8%
English
4.6%
French
3.0%
Irish
2.7%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$48,553
Harding County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Harding County$48,553
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.5%
Working age (18–64)18.2%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.7%
speak English only
Spanish17.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Harding County's 810 residents make it among the smallest counties by population in the country, and its vast, sparsely settled ranchland has produced some of the widest Republican presidential margins in New Mexico for decades.
The Republican margin in Harding County reached its widest at forty points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $48,553, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 741 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pershing County and Lewis County.
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Harding County, New Mexico — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/35021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Harding County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Harding County, New Mexico voted Republican by 39.2 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 431 votes cast, 128 went Democratic and 297 went Republican.
What is Harding County, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Harding County, New Mexico as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Harding County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Harding County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Harding County, New Mexico?
Harding County, New Mexico has a population of 741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harding County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Harding County, New Mexico is $48,553 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Harding County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harding County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.