† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupClovis, NMNew MexicoUnited States
Mexican37.0%32.4%11.3%
Spaniard1.8%3.6%—
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.7%4.2%—
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
German8.8%8.7%12.5%
English8.5%8.5%9.5%
Irish8.3%6.9%9.4%
American5.3%3.9%5.3%
Italian2.4%2.4%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.7%1.3%
Polish1.4%0.8%2.2%
French0.9%1.4%1.6%
African American†3.1%1.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.2%0.5%
Filipino0.4%0.4%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%0.2%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Clovis, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
32
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
12.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.7%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clovis, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$55,994
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.9%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.7%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clovis, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.3%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
24.5%
24.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clovis, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
25.0%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
22.5%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.4%
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Clovis, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+41.5%
1916
+50.3%
1920
+37.3%
1924
+38.0%
1928
−8.6%
1932
+60.8%
1936
+61.5%
1940
+44.4%
1944
+17.7%
1948
+47.9%
1952
−16.9%
1956
−13.0%
1960
−32.4%
1964
+1.6%
1968
−27.4%
1972
−51.8%
1976
−7.8%
1980
−33.5%
1984
−47.8%
1988
−31.4%
1992
−21.8%
1996
−24.1%
2000
−38.8%
2004
−46.8%
2008
−32.8%
2012
−38.5%
2016
−43.2%
2020
−41.3%
2024
−42.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
27.7%Harris6,050
70.4%Trump15,401
0.4%Kennedy86 +2
R+42.8
R+1.5
R+41.3
21,862
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.4%15,401
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.7%6,050
OtherAll other candidates1.4%315
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.4%86
Chase OliverLibertarian0.0%10
R
28.1%Biden6,109
69.5%Trump15,078
2.4%
R+41.3
D+1.9
R+45.8
21,709
R
23.7%Clinton4,575
66.9%Trump12,919
9.5%
R+43.2
R+4.7
R+45.3
19,320
R
29.3%Obama5,749
67.8%Romney13,294
2.8%
R+38.5
R+5.7
R+42.4
19,594
R
33.0%Obama6,973
65.7%McCain13,910
1.3%
R+32.8
D+14.0
R+40.1
21,158
R
26.2%Kerry5,623
73.0%Bush15,646
0.8%
R+46.8
R+8.0
R+44.3
21,430
R
29.7%Gore5,233
68.5%Bush12,063
1.8%
R+38.8
R+14.7
R+39.3
17,620
R
33.9%Clinton6,213
58.0%Dole10,623
8.1%
R+24.1
R+2.3
R+32.6
18,316
R
30.7%Clinton5,871
52.5%Bush10,046
16.9%
R+21.8
D+9.6
R+27.4
19,146
R
33.8%Dukakis6,028
65.2%Bush11,621
1.0%
R+31.4
D+16.4
R+23.7
17,819
R
25.6%Mondale4,804
73.4%Reagan13,786
1.0%
R+47.8
R+14.3
R+29.6
18,778
R
31.6%Carter5,862
65.1%Reagan12,082
3.3%
R+33.5
R+25.7
R+23.8
18,554
R
45.6%Carter8,115
53.4%Ford9,501
1.0%
R+7.8
D+44.0
R+9.9
17,787
R
23.0%McGovern4,028
74.8%Nixon13,119
2.2%
R+51.8
R+24.5
R+28.7
17,537
R
28.1%Humphrey4,462
55.4%Nixon8,818
16.5%
R+27.4
R+29.0
R+26.7
15,905
D
50.6%Johnson8,103
49.0%Goldwater7,852
0.4%
D+1.6
D+34.0
R+21.0
16,012
R
33.6%Kennedy5,182
66.0%Nixon10,192
0.4%
R+32.4
R+19.4
R+32.6
15,443
R
43.3%Stevenson5,792
56.3%Eisenhower7,534
0.5%
R+13.0
D+3.9
D+2.4
13,390
R
41.5%Stevenson5,720
58.4%Eisenhower8,053
0.2%
R+16.9
R+64.8
R+6.1
13,799
D
73.6%Truman8,846
25.7%Dewey3,088
0.7%
D+47.9
D+30.2
D+43.4
12,016
D
58.8%Roosevelt5,630
41.1%Dewey3,936
0.1%
D+17.7
R+26.7
D+10.2
9,578
D
72.1%Roosevelt7,860
27.6%Willkie3,013
0.3%
D+44.4
R+17.1
D+34.5
10,909
D
79.2%Roosevelt7,640
17.6%Landon1,700
3.2%
D+61.5
D+0.7
D+37.3
9,652
D
77.4%Roosevelt6,564
16.6%Hoover1,407
6.0%
D+60.8
D+69.4
D+43.0
8,483
R
45.6%Smith2,628
54.2%Hoover3,125
0.3%
R+8.6
R+46.6
D+8.9
5,768
D
58.2%Davis3,078
20.2%Coolidge1,067
21.7%
D+38.0
D+0.7
D+63.2
5,292
D
66.5%Cox3,321
29.1%Harding1,455
4.4%
D+37.3
R+13.0
D+63.5
4,996
D
67.9%Wilson2,263
17.5%Hughes585
14.6%
D+50.3
D+8.8
D+47.2
3,334
D
51.0%Wilson1,233
9.5%Taft230
39.5%
D+41.5
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D+21.9
2,418
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
30.6%6,483
69.4%14,735
21,218
2020
R
28.1%6,035
68.1%14,599
21,447
2018
R
27.5%4,070
57.4%8,502
14,820
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+27.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+42.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Clovis, NM in Clovis, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+352
2012
−262
2013
−1,342
2014
−978
2015
−2,242
2016
−720
2017
−1,364
2018
−1,132
2019
−1,224
2021
−869
2022
−923
2023
−582
2024
−799
2025
−1,210
Clovis sits at the eastern edge of New Mexico near the Texas line, where a large military installation and an agricultural economy shape a electorate that has leaned Republican by double-digit margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 51.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.8 points.
A population of 66,566, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,994 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hobbs, NM and Dodge City, KS.
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In 2024, Clovis, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 42.8 points (R+42.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,862 votes cast, 6,050 went Democratic and 15,401 went Republican.
When did Clovis, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clovis, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Clovis, NM, New Mexico?
Clovis, NM, New Mexico has a population of 66,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clovis, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Clovis, NM, New Mexico is $55,994 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Clovis, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Clovis, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
