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1876–2024
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Santa Fe County·New Mexico

Santa Fe County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

One of the most Democratic-leaning counties in the Mountain West

18762024·38 elections
Santa Fe County, New Mexico · Unknown authorUnknown author · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+49
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
156,105
2024 ACS
Most similar
Alameda County
CA · similarity 1.00
179 precincts · 83,719 votes cast
Harris · D+49
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+48.9%
61,40520,45783,719
2020D
+53.8%
62,53018,32982,227
2016D
+51.0%
50,79314,33271,434
2012D
+51.1%
50,87215,50069,245
2008D
+55.1%
55,56715,80772,223
2004D
+43.2%
47,07418,46666,200
2000D
+36.5%
32,01713,97449,471
1996D
+36.5%
26,34910,85742,446
1992D
+40.8%
27,1899,68442,917
1988D
+28.9%
23,58112,89136,927
1984D
+6.9%
18,26215,88634,552
1980D
+1.0%
12,65812,36128,838
1976D
+9.8%
14,12711,57625,997
1972R
−6.2%
10,76112,21123,246
1968D
+1.0%
9,5449,35919,449
1964D
+36.6%
12,6165,83418,519
1960D
+16.6%
10,3857,41117,890
1956R
−14.4%
6,9979,35916,441
1952R
−14.0%
6,7869,01115,916
1948R
−9.6%
6,1727,49113,731
1944R
−5.5%
4,9155,48210,397
1940D
+1.5%
6,4826,28512,770
1936D
+10.6%
6,1454,96011,132
1932D
+22.5%
5,7393,6259,390
1928R
−20.5%
3,0514,6307,685
1924R
−20.7%
2,6024,0106,791
1920R
−28.4%
1,7003,0604,787
1916R
−13.0%
1,4061,8303,258
1912R
−14.5%
1,0121,4322,898
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
0.8%
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
50.2%
Non-Christian
11.9%
Other Christian
6.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Baptist
0.8%
Methodist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Santa Fe County's D+48.9 margin in 2024 reflects a convergence of state-government employment, a large Hispanic population, and a substantial arts-and-academic professional class centered on the state capital.

The Democratic margin in Santa Fe County reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-nine points — still decisive.

Santa Fe County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,071, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 156,105 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 Alameda County and Taos County.