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1876–2024
Santa Fe, NM·New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

An arts-economy hub where a D+3.4 margin reflects a narrowing trend

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
D+49
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
156,105
2024 ACS

Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+49%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+49MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
156,1052024 5-year
Median household income
$79,0712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
47.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+48.9%
61,40520,45783,719
D
+53.8%
62,53018,32982,227
D
+51.0%
50,79314,33271,434
D
+51.1%
50,87215,50069,245
D
+55.1%
55,56715,80772,223
D
+43.2%
47,07418,46666,200
D
+36.5%
32,01713,97449,471
D
+36.5%
26,34910,85742,446
D
+40.8%
27,1899,68442,917
D
+28.9%
23,58112,89136,927
D
+6.9%
18,26215,88634,552
D
+1.0%
12,65812,36128,838
D
+9.8%
14,12711,57625,997
R
−6.2%
10,76112,21123,246
D
+1.0%
9,5449,35919,449
D
+36.6%
12,6165,83418,519
D
+16.6%
10,3857,41117,890
R
−14.4%
6,9979,35916,441
R
−14.0%
6,7869,01115,916
R
−9.6%
6,1727,49113,731
R
−5.5%
4,9155,48210,397
D
+1.5%
6,4826,28512,770
D
+10.6%
6,1454,96011,132
D
+22.5%
5,7393,6259,390
R
−20.5%
3,0514,6307,685
R
−20.7%
2,6024,0106,791
R
−28.4%
1,7003,0604,787
R
−13.0%
1,4061,8303,258
R
−14.5%
1,0121,4322,898
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
10.3%
Irish
8.1%
American
3.8%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.0%
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: 48.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
4.2%
75–84
4.6%
7.8%
65–74
9.0%
6.9%
55–64
7.7%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.0%
35–44
5.9%
5.5%
25–34
5.3%
3.7%
18–24
3.4%
6.3%
5–17
6.1%
1.9%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,071
Santa Fe, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Santa Fe, NM$79,071
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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.6%
speak English only
Spanish26.0%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
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's metro blends a majority-Hispanic population with a substantial Anglo professional and retiree influx, producing competitive margins that have tightened noticeably over recent cycles despite the city's reputation as a cultural-liberal enclave.

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

Its 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 metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/42140/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 48.9 points (D+49), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,719 votes cast, 61,405 went Democratic and 20,457 went Republican.
What is Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico has a population of 156,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico is $79,071 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.