New Mexico, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist state. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+27 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,120,2462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 48.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Browse all of New Mexico
Constituent county margins for New Mexico, NMOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 478,802 | 423,391 | 923,403 | ||
| D | 501,614 | 401,894 | 923,965 | ||
| D | 385,234 | 319,667 | 798,319 | ||
| D | 415,335 | 335,788 | 783,757 | ||
| D | 472,422 | 346,832 | 830,158 | ||
| R | 370,942 | 376,930 | 756,304 | ||
| D | 286,783 | 286,417 | 598,605 | ||
| D | 273,495 | 232,751 | 556,074 | ||
| D | 261,617 | 212,824 | 569,986 | ||
| R | 244,497 | 270,341 | 521,287 | ||
| R | 201,769 | 307,101 | 514,370 | ||
| R | 167,826 | 250,779 | 456,237 | ||
| R | 201,148 | 211,419 | 416,590 | ||
| R | 141,084 | 235,606 | 385,931 | ||
| R | 130,081 | 169,692 | 327,281 | ||
| D | 194,015 | 132,838 | 328,613 | ||
| D | 156,027 | 153,733 | 311,107 | ||
| R | 106,098 | 146,788 | 253,926 | ||
| R | 105,661 | 132,170 | 238,608 | ||
| D | 105,464 | 80,303 | 187,063 | ||
| D | 81,389 | 70,688 | 152,225 | ||
| D | 103,699 | 79,315 | 183,258 | ||
| D | 106,037 | 61,727 | 169,135 | ||
| D | 95,089 | 54,217 | 151,606 | ||
| R | 48,211 | 69,708 | 118,077 | ||
| R | 48,542 | 54,745 | 112,830 | ||
| R | 46,668 | 57,634 | 105,421 | ||
| D | 33,527 | 31,152 | 66,787 | ||
| D | 20,437 | 17,733 | 49,375 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 55.1% | 44.9% | 903,311 |
| 2020 | D | 51.7% | 45.6% | 917,237 |
| 2018 | D | 54.1% | 30.5% | 697,012 |
| 2014 | D | 55.6% | 44.4% | 515,506 |
| 2012 | D | 51.0% | 45.3% | 775,793 |
| 2008 | D | 61.3% | 38.7% | 823,650 |
| 2006 | D | 70.6% | 29.3% | 558,550 |
| 2002 | R | 35.0% | 65.0% | 483,056 |
| 2000 | D | 61.7% | 38.3% | 589,526 |
| 1996 | R | 29.8% | 64.7% | 551,821 |
| 1994 | D | 54.0% | 46.0% | 463,196 |
| 1990 | R | 27.0% | 72.9% | 406,938 |
| 1988 | D | 63.3% | 36.7% | 508,598 |
| 1984 | R | 28.1% | 71.9% | 502,634 |
| 1982 | D | 53.8% | 46.2% | 404,810 |
| 1978 | R | 46.6% | 53.4% | 343,487 |
| 1976 | R | 42.7% | 56.8% | 413,056 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.7%
English
8.5%
Irish
6.9%
American
3.9%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.4%
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: 39.7 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
$64,059
New Mexico ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Mexico$64,059
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
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.6%
speak English only
Spanish24.5%
Other languages4.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Mexico sits in the desert Southwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in New Mexico reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,059, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,120,246 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Mexico, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico, New Mexico voted Democratic by 6.0 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 923,403 votes cast, 478,802 went Democratic and 423,391 went Republican.
What is New Mexico, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies New Mexico, New Mexico as a "Democratic loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did New Mexico, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New Mexico, New Mexico?
New Mexico, New Mexico has a population of 2,120,246 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico, New Mexico?
Median household income in New Mexico, New Mexico is $64,059 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.