2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 45,937 | 37,594 | 85,407 | |
| 2020 | D | 47,957 | 32,802 | 82,641 | |
| 2016 | D | 37,947 | 25,374 | 70,648 | |
| 2012 | D | 37,139 | 27,322 | 66,423 | |
| 2008 | D | 40,282 | 28,068 | 69,280 | |
| 2004 | D | 31,762 | 29,548 | 61,960 | |
| 2000 | D | 23,912 | 21,263 | 46,653 | |
| 1996 | D | 22,766 | 17,541 | 43,564 | |
| 1992 | D | 19,894 | 16,308 | 44,217 | |
| 1988 | R | 19,608 | 21,582 | 41,747 | |
| 1984 | R | 13,878 | 22,153 | 36,393 | |
| 1980 | R | 10,839 | 15,539 | 28,820 | |
| 1976 | R | 12,036 | 13,888 | 26,157 | |
| 1972 | R | 9,416 | 14,562 | 24,366 | |
| 1968 | R | 7,658 | 10,824 | 19,990 | |
| 1964 | D | 10,748 | 7,280 | 18,085 | |
| 1960 | D | 8,905 | 7,789 | 16,755 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,918 | 7,025 | 11,991 | |
| 1952 | R | 4,556 | 5,902 | 10,478 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,116 | 3,440 | 8,593 | |
| 1944 | D | 4,172 | 3,149 | 7,327 | |
| 1940 | D | 5,208 | 3,720 | 8,936 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,544 | 2,494 | 8,102 | |
| 1932 | D | 5,133 | 2,354 | 7,595 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,169 | 3,141 | 5,318 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,775 | 2,823 | 4,819 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,318 | 2,627 | 3,964 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,078 | 1,606 | 2,706 | |
| 1912 | R | 895 | 912 | 2,064 | |
| 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%
African American
1.4%
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: 34.3 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
$56,848
Doña Ana County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Doña Ana County$56,848
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
21.3%
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 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Doña Ana County, home to Las Cruces and a student population centered on New Mexico State University, has voted Democratic in recent presidential cycles by mid-single to low-double-digit margins, driven by its roughly 68% Hispanic demographic majority.
The Democratic margin in Doña Ana County reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.
Doña Ana County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,848, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 224,266 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 San Benito County and Kemper County.
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