Clovis, NM, New Mexico: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,5662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,9942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 45.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Clovis, NM, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,050 | 15,401 | 21,862 | ||
| R | 6,109 | 15,078 | 21,709 | ||
| R | 4,575 | 12,919 | 19,320 | ||
| R | 5,749 | 13,294 | 19,594 | ||
| R | 6,973 | 13,910 | 21,158 | ||
| R | 5,623 | 15,646 | 21,430 | ||
| R | 5,233 | 12,063 | 17,620 | ||
| R | 6,213 | 10,623 | 18,316 | ||
| R | 5,871 | 10,046 | 19,146 | ||
| R | 6,028 | 11,621 | 17,819 | ||
| R | 4,804 | 13,786 | 18,778 | ||
| R | 5,862 | 12,082 | 18,554 | ||
| R | 8,115 | 9,501 | 17,787 | ||
| R | 4,028 | 13,119 | 17,537 | ||
| R | 4,462 | 8,818 | 15,905 | ||
| D | 8,103 | 7,852 | 16,012 | ||
| R | 5,182 | 10,192 | 15,443 | ||
| R | 5,792 | 7,534 | 13,390 | ||
| R | 5,720 | 8,053 | 13,799 | ||
| D | 8,846 | 3,088 | 12,016 | ||
| D | 5,630 | 3,936 | 9,578 | ||
| D | 7,860 | 3,013 | 10,909 | ||
| D | 7,640 | 1,700 | 9,652 | ||
| D | 6,564 | 1,407 | 8,483 | ||
| R | 2,628 | 3,125 | 5,768 | ||
| D | 3,078 | 1,067 | 5,292 | ||
| D | 3,321 | 1,455 | 4,996 | ||
| D | 2,263 | 585 | 3,334 | ||
| D | 1,233 | 230 | 2,418 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.8%
English
8.5%
Irish
8.3%
American
5.3%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
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: 32.0 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
$55,994
Clovis, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clovis, NM$55,994
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
20.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.3%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)22.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.7%
speak English only
Spanish24.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clovis sits at the eastern edge of New Mexico near the Texas line, where a large military installation and an agricultural economy shape a electorate that has leaned Republican by double-digit margins in recent statewide cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Clovis, NM peaked at sixty-two points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $55,994 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clovis, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clovis, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 42.8 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,862 votes cast, 6,050 went Democratic and 15,401 went Republican.
What is Clovis, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clovis, NM, New Mexico as a "Realigner" 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 Clovis, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clovis, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Clovis, NM, New Mexico?
Clovis, NM, New Mexico has a population of 66,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clovis, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Clovis, NM, New Mexico is $55,994 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Clovis, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clovis, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.