Columbus, NM
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+39.3 |
| 2012 | D+50.3 |
| 2016 | D+50.0 |
| 2020 | D+21.1 |
| 2024 | even |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,196 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | a near-tie (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $26,090 |
| County | Luna County |
| State | NM |
Place narrative
Columbus sits directly on the U.S.-Mexico line in Luna County, and its binational character drives daily life — residents regularly cross into Puerto Palomas for commerce, giving the electorate an unusually transnational economic frame.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | Tied | 219 | 219 | 9 | 447 |
| 2020 | D | +21.1% | 249 | 161 | 7 | 417 |
| 2016 | D | +50.0% | 306 | 93 | 27 | 426 |
| 2012 | D | +50.3% | 260 | 82 | 12 | 354 |
| 2008 | D | +39.3% | 278 | 115 | 22 | 415 |
| 2004† | D | +27.0% | 201 | 115 | 3 | 319 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 13.4% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92.0% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $26,090 |
| Poverty rate | 22.7% |
| Median age | 43.4 |
| Age 18–29 | 4.4% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.4% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 8.2% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 89.0% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Luna County county page and the NM state page.