Silver City, NM, New Mexico: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,7752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $44,9582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 47.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Silver City, 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 | 7,301 | 6,580 | 14,224 | ||
| D | 7,590 | 6,553 | 14,435 | ||
| D | 6,276 | 5,288 | 12,811 | ||
| D | 7,090 | 5,358 | 12,902 | ||
| D | 8,142 | 5,406 | 13,755 | ||
| D | 7,095 | 6,135 | 13,392 | ||
| D | 5,673 | 4,961 | 11,241 | ||
| D | 5,860 | 3,993 | 10,928 | ||
| D | 5,603 | 2,917 | 10,277 | ||
| D | 5,443 | 4,196 | 9,735 | ||
| D | 5,755 | 4,979 | 10,840 | ||
| R | 4,600 | 4,628 | 9,761 | ||
| D | 5,176 | 4,095 | 9,328 | ||
| R | 4,081 | 4,431 | 8,781 | ||
| D | 3,817 | 2,908 | 7,549 | ||
| D | 5,253 | 2,042 | 7,314 | ||
| D | 4,378 | 2,468 | 6,868 | ||
| D | 4,122 | 3,224 | 7,377 | ||
| D | 4,315 | 3,421 | 7,922 | ||
| D | 3,592 | 1,999 | 5,727 | ||
| D | 3,472 | 1,970 | 5,446 | ||
| D | 3,914 | 2,015 | 5,930 | ||
| D | 3,215 | 1,469 | 4,736 | ||
| D | 3,344 | 1,381 | 4,795 | ||
| R | 1,994 | 2,058 | 4,060 | ||
| D | 2,085 | 1,756 | 4,436 | ||
| R | 1,879 | 2,230 | 4,148 | ||
| D | 2,305 | 1,869 | 4,274 | ||
| D | 1,130 | 439 | 2,119 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.5%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.6%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.6%
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: 49.5 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
$44,958
Silver City, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Silver City, NM$44,958
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
19.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.3%
Working age (18–64)18.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.7%
speak English only
Spanish21.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grant County's largest city anchors a sparsely populated corner of southwestern New Mexico where Latino majorities and a Western New Mexico University presence shape an electorate that leans Democratic in federal races by comfortable double-digit margins.
The Democratic margin in Silver City, NM peaked at forty-four points in 1964. By 1984 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was five points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $44,958 sits well below state and national norms, and 20% 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 Silver City, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Silver City, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,224 votes cast, 7,301 went Democratic and 6,580 went Republican.
What is Silver City, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Silver City, 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 25 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Silver City, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Silver City, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Silver City, NM, New Mexico has a population of 27,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Silver City, NM, New Mexico is $44,958 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Silver City, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.