Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,9992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,9972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 75.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+15 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Las Vegas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8,424 | 4,897 | 13,595 | ||
| D | 9,633 | 4,324 | 14,217 | ||
| D | 8,821 | 2,978 | 13,192 | ||
| D | 10,805 | 2,898 | 14,120 | ||
| D | 12,488 | 3,047 | 15,701 | ||
| D | 10,559 | 4,241 | 14,942 | ||
| D | 7,996 | 2,883 | 11,352 | ||
| D | 8,641 | 2,499 | 12,041 | ||
| D | 7,741 | 2,851 | 11,808 | ||
| D | 7,732 | 3,686 | 11,568 | ||
| D | 6,462 | 4,502 | 11,137 | ||
| D | 5,788 | 4,329 | 10,754 | ||
| D | 6,642 | 4,066 | 10,868 | ||
| D | 5,798 | 5,599 | 11,611 | ||
| R | 5,157 | 5,182 | 10,634 | ||
| D | 7,276 | 3,728 | 11,032 | ||
| D | 6,978 | 5,337 | 12,321 | ||
| R | 5,247 | 6,819 | 12,069 | ||
| R | 5,864 | 7,209 | 13,084 | ||
| R | 6,494 | 6,548 | 13,066 | ||
| D | 6,109 | 5,797 | 11,911 | ||
| D | 8,014 | 7,322 | 15,344 | ||
| D | 8,659 | 6,956 | 15,631 | ||
| D | 8,038 | 6,808 | 14,867 | ||
| R | 5,359 | 7,182 | 12,545 | ||
| R | 5,630 | 6,091 | 12,018 | ||
| R | 6,169 | 8,013 | 14,210 | ||
| R | 3,736 | 4,522 | 8,309 | ||
| R | 2,742 | 3,501 | 6,785 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
5.6%
German
5.5%
English
4.0%
Irish
3.3%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 48.3 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
$49,997
Las Vegas, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Las Vegas, NM$49,997
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
24.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.5%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)16.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.1%
speak English only
Spanish44.4%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
San Miguel County, anchored by Las Vegas, NM, has delivered Democratic margins exceeding 70% in recent presidential cycles, driven by a majority-Hispanic electorate with deep New Mexican roots dating to Spanish colonial settlement.
The Democratic margin in Las Vegas, NM peaked at sixty points in 2008. By 1972 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-six points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $49,997 sits well below state and national norms, and 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 25.9 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,595 votes cast, 8,424 went Democratic and 4,897 went Republican.
What is Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1968.
How many people live in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico?
Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico has a population of 30,999 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico is $49,997 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.