Taos, NM, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+47%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,5432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 50.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Taos, 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 | 12,038 | 4,139 | 16,636 | ||
| D | 13,121 | 3,715 | 17,181 | ||
| D | 10,668 | 2,727 | 15,260 | ||
| D | 11,978 | 2,730 | 15,339 | ||
| D | 13,816 | 2,866 | 16,886 | ||
| D | 10,987 | 3,666 | 14,835 | ||
| D | 7,039 | 2,744 | 10,895 | ||
| D | 6,635 | 2,126 | 10,053 | ||
| D | 7,051 | 2,260 | 10,681 | ||
| D | 6,271 | 2,897 | 9,259 | ||
| D | 5,144 | 4,154 | 9,432 | ||
| D | 4,346 | 3,584 | 8,601 | ||
| D | 4,414 | 3,012 | 7,517 | ||
| R | 3,472 | 3,617 | 7,164 | ||
| R | 2,993 | 3,119 | 6,252 | ||
| D | 4,204 | 2,006 | 6,238 | ||
| D | 3,631 | 2,620 | 6,257 | ||
| R | 2,743 | 3,100 | 5,847 | ||
| D | 2,877 | 2,763 | 5,646 | ||
| D | 2,977 | 2,852 | 5,870 | ||
| R | 2,525 | 2,557 | 5,084 | ||
| D | 3,463 | 3,342 | 6,810 | ||
| D | 3,051 | 2,918 | 5,979 | ||
| D | 3,277 | 2,416 | 5,723 | ||
| R | 1,842 | 2,441 | 4,284 | ||
| R | 1,655 | 2,470 | 4,209 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 2,519 | 3,884 | ||
| R | 910 | 1,320 | 2,278 | ||
| R | 765 | 855 | 1,918 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.1%
English
9.6%
German
9.3%
French
2.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
American
1.8%
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: 52.6 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
$58,950
Taos, NM ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taos, NM$58,950
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
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.6%
speak English only
Spanish28.5%
Other languages3.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 13.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Taos County's electorate blends one of New Mexico's largest shares of Native American and Hispanic residents with an influx of artists and retirees, producing turnout patterns and margins that diverge sharply from the state's urban centers.
The Democratic margin in Taos, NM reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,950, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,543 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taos, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taos, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 47.5 points (D+47), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,636 votes cast, 12,038 went Democratic and 4,139 went Republican.
What is Taos, NM, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Taos, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Taos, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Taos, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Taos, NM, New Mexico has a population of 34,543 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Taos, NM, New Mexico is $58,950 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taos, NM, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.