2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,384 | 3,651 | 7,233 | |
| 2020 | D | 3,722 | 3,255 | 7,160 | |
| 2016 | D | 3,313 | 2,616 | 6,868 | |
| 2012 | D | 4,058 | 2,722 | 7,193 | |
| 2008 | D | 4,696 | 3,032 | 7,895 | |
| 2004 | D | 4,025 | 3,696 | 7,851 | |
| 2000 | D | 3,294 | 3,173 | 6,826 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,374 | 2,315 | 6,364 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,908 | 2,186 | 6,088 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,960 | 3,114 | 6,217 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,541 | 3,403 | 6,048 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,226 | 2,685 | 5,422 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,606 | 2,265 | 4,939 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,994 | 2,658 | 4,730 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,871 | 2,230 | 4,283 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,397 | 1,774 | 4,181 | |
| 1960 | D | 2,327 | 1,796 | 4,128 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,476 | 2,365 | 3,841 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,777 | 2,224 | 4,006 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,650 | 2,139 | 3,798 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,967 | 2,030 | 4,000 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,489 | 2,703 | 5,197 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,477 | 2,530 | 5,023 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,495 | 1,931 | 4,438 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,564 | 1,940 | 3,507 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,251 | 2,332 | 3,742 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,807 | 3,150 | 4,987 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,558 | 1,954 | 3,534 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,078 | 960 | 2,327 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 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
$36,570
Socorro County ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Socorro County$36,570
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
33.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Socorro County, anchored by the city of Socorro and New Mexico Tech, shifted to the Republican column by 3.7 points in 2024 after voting Democratic in prior presidential cycles — a swing reflecting broader rural realignment in the state's Hispanic-majority counties.
The Democratic margin in Socorro County reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was four points — a notable narrowing.
Socorro County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $36,570, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 16,200 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 Sussex County and Franklin County.
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