Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico: Recent convert metro. In 2024, voted D+30%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+30MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Recent convertAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,4352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $147,1392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Los Alamos, 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 | 7,726 | 4,047 | 12,187 | ||
| D | 7,554 | 4,278 | 12,293 | ||
| D | 5,562 | 3,359 | 10,885 | ||
| D | 5,191 | 4,796 | 10,654 | ||
| D | 5,824 | 5,064 | 11,069 | ||
| R | 5,206 | 5,810 | 11,197 | ||
| R | 4,149 | 5,623 | 10,218 | ||
| R | 3,983 | 4,999 | 9,932 | ||
| R | 3,897 | 4,320 | 10,642 | ||
| R | 3,275 | 6,622 | 10,153 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 6,882 | 9,888 | ||
| R | 2,368 | 5,460 | 9,383 | ||
| R | 2,890 | 5,383 | 8,355 | ||
| R | 2,435 | 5,039 | 7,624 | ||
| R | 2,552 | 3,447 | 6,276 | ||
| D | 3,767 | 1,895 | 5,688 | ||
| D | 2,692 | 2,574 | 5,283 | ||
| R | 2,214 | 2,406 | 4,629 | ||
| D | 2,281 | 2,226 | 4,515 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.5%
German
18.4%
Irish
12.1%
American
4.2%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.8%
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: 39.3 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
$147,139
Los Alamos, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Los Alamos, NM$147,139
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
3.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)3.0%
Seniors (65+)4.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Los Alamos County consistently posts some of the highest median household incomes and education levels in New Mexico, and its electorate — heavily composed of scientists and federal contractors — tends to swing differently from surrounding rural counties.
The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the metro by seven points. The 2024 margin was thirty points, in line with the metro's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 19,435, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,139 situate the metro in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 30.2 points (D+30), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,187 votes cast, 7,726 went Democratic and 4,047 went Republican.
What is Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico as a "Recent convert" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico has a population of 19,435 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico is $147,139 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.