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1876–2024
Alamogordo, NM·New Mexico

Alamogordo, NM has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Holloman Air Force Base anchors this Chihuahuan Desert city's economy and electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
R+27
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
68,816
2024 ACS

Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
68,8162024 5-year
Median household income
$55,8762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.0%2024 5-year
Black
3.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
39.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−27.0%
8,58215,11724,242
R
−25.6%
8,48514,52123,571
R
−28.7%
6,12411,88720,060
R
−28.1%
6,82912,45120,012
R
−19.3%
8,61012,80621,766
R
−36.8%
6,43314,06620,764
R
−29.6%
5,46510,25816,204
R
−19.1%
5,9389,06516,337
R
−13.0%
5,3777,48116,203
R
−30.4%
5,2849,98415,478
R
−39.6%
4,1679,75114,087
R
−25.9%
4,1117,21011,965
R
−5.1%
5,3335,91411,352
R
−38.0%
2,9817,03310,670
R
−4.9%
3,9784,47510,224
D
+26.5%
6,0353,4989,560
D
+4.3%
4,9164,5079,426
R
−21.0%
2,5583,9196,483
R
−6.4%
2,1622,4564,620
D
+27.0%
2,3611,3543,733
D
+12.6%
1,8921,4673,362
D
+5.7%
1,7881,5963,389
D
+19.6%
1,9891,3333,355
D
+35.9%
2,0919693,127
R
−4.2%
1,1481,2502,408
D
+2.7%
8868322,021
R
−5.6%
1,0951,2292,393
D
+17.4%
8245611,515
D
+19.9%
4202201,006
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
9.4%
Irish
8.6%
American
3.5%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.2%
French
1.2%
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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.1%
2.5%
75–84
2.7%
5.1%
65–74
5.3%
5.7%
55–64
6.0%
5.0%
45–54
5.0%
6.6%
35–44
5.7%
8.4%
25–34
6.6%
7.3%
18–24
4.2%
8.4%
5–17
7.8%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,876
Alamogordo, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Alamogordo, NM$55,876
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
19.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.0%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.2%
speak English only
Spanish20.9%
Other languages2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.9%
Other Christian
8.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.9%
Baptist
4.1%
Methodist
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Otero County's military presence and Hispanic population together shape an electorate that has trended Republican at the federal level while local races stay competitive across party lines.

The Republican margin in Alamogordo, NM reached its widest at forty points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $55,876, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,816 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/10460/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,242 votes cast, 8,582 went Democratic and 15,117 went Republican.
What is Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico?
Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico has a population of 68,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico is $55,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Alamogordo, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.