Carlsbad-Artesia, NM · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain, and this place is a single county: Eddy County, New Mexico. The figures below are that county’s, which is the same territory — not a larger unit standing in for it.
Presidential nominating contests in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+33.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+55.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Republican than the rolls.
Domestic migration in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−38
2012
+115
2013
+815
2014
+668
2015
+531
2016
−427
2017
−864
2018
+326
2019
+428
2021
−1,499
2022
−715
2023
+26
2024
+330
2025
+334
Anchored by Carlsbad and Artesia along the Pecos River, this southeastern New Mexico corridor sits at the heart of the Permian Basin's New Mexico side, where petroleum-sector employment has long reinforced Republican-leaning margins in federal and statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.8 points.
A population of 61,105, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,426 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bay City, TX and Hobbs, NM.
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How did Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 55.8 points (R+55.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,472 votes cast, 5,032 went Democratic and 18,141 went Republican.
When did Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico?
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico has a population of 61,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico is $78,426 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
