† 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
1 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
GroupLos Alamos, NMNew MexicoUnited States
English22.5%8.5%9.5%
German18.4%8.7%12.5%
Irish12.1%6.9%9.4%
American4.2%3.9%5.3%
Italian4.1%2.4%4.8%
Scottish3.3%1.7%1.3%
French2.8%1.4%1.6%
Polish2.6%0.8%2.2%
Mexican8.0%32.4%11.3%
Spanish3.0%4.2%—
Spaniard2.5%3.6%—
Dominican0.7%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.5%——
Peruvian0.3%——
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Chinese2.1%0.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.6%0.2%1.4%
Korean0.5%—0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.4%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.2%0.6%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Bangladeshi0.2%——
Nepalese0.2%——
Navajo0.4%5.8%—
Chickasaw0.4%——
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
Los Alamos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
39.3
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Los Alamos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$147,139
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.5%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
69.7%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Los Alamos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.6%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
5.9%
24.5%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
0.5%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.8%
0.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Los Alamos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
21.4%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.6%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.2%
47.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.9%
2.3%
5.2%
Latter-day Saints
6.9%
3.3%
2.0%
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.
Los Alamos, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1952–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1952
+1.2%
1956
−4.1%
1960
+2.2%
1964
+32.9%
1968
−14.3%
1972
−34.2%
1976
−29.8%
1980
−33.0%
1984
−40.7%
1988
−33.0%
1992
−4.0%
1996
−10.2%
2000
−14.4%
2004
−5.4%
2008
+6.9%
2012
+3.7%
2016
+20.2%
2020
+26.6%
2024
+30.2%
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
D
63.4%Harris7,726
33.2%Trump4,047
1.2%Oliver152 +3
D+30.2
D+3.5
D+31.7
12,187
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic63.4%7,726
Donald J TrumpRepublican33.2%4,047
OtherAll other candidates1.4%171
Chase OliverLibertarian1.2%152
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.5%66
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%25
D
61.4%Biden7,554
34.8%Trump4,278
3.8%
D+26.6
D+6.4
D+22.2
12,293
D
51.1%Clinton5,562
30.9%Trump3,359
18.0%
D+20.2
D+16.5
D+18.1
10,885
D
48.7%Obama5,191
45.0%Romney4,796
6.3%
D+3.7
R+3.2
R+0.1
10,654
D
52.6%Obama5,824
45.7%McCain5,064
1.6%
D+6.9
D+12.3
R+0.4
11,069
R
46.5%Kerry5,206
51.9%Bush5,810
1.6%
R+5.4
D+9.0
R+2.9
11,197
R
40.6%Gore4,149
55.0%Bush5,623
4.4%
R+14.4
R+4.2
R+14.9
10,218
R
40.1%Clinton3,983
50.3%Dole4,999
9.6%
R+10.2
R+6.3
R+18.8
9,932
R
36.6%Clinton3,897
40.6%Bush4,320
22.8%
R+4.0
D+29.0
R+9.5
10,642
R
32.3%Dukakis3,275
65.2%Bush6,622
2.5%
R+33.0
D+7.7
R+25.2
10,153
R
28.9%Mondale2,859
69.6%Reagan6,882
1.5%
R+40.7
R+7.7
R+22.5
9,888
R
25.2%Carter2,368
58.2%Reagan5,460
16.6%
R+33.0
R+3.1
R+23.2
9,383
R
34.6%Carter2,890
64.4%Ford5,383
1.0%
R+29.8
D+4.3
R+31.9
8,355
R
31.9%McGovern2,435
66.1%Nixon5,039
2.0%
R+34.2
R+19.9
R+11.0
7,624
R
40.7%Humphrey2,552
54.9%Nixon3,447
4.4%
R+14.3
R+47.2
R+13.6
6,276
D
66.2%Johnson3,767
33.3%Goldwater1,895
0.5%
D+32.9
D+30.7
D+10.3
5,688
D
51.0%Kennedy2,692
48.7%Nixon2,574
0.3%
D+2.2
D+6.4
D+2.1
5,283
R
47.8%Stevenson2,214
52.0%Eisenhower2,406
0.2%
R+4.1
R+5.4
D+11.3
4,629
D
50.5%Stevenson2,281
49.3%Eisenhower2,226
0.2%
D+1.2
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D+12.0
4,515
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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
D
64.0%7,761
36.0%4,365
12,126
2020
D
57.1%7,018
39.6%4,866
12,299
2018
D
56.3%5,798
25.0%2,576
10,300
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+13.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+30.2
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Los Alamos, NM in Los Alamos, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+52
2012
−131
2013
−436
2014
−270
2015
−90
2016
+279
2017
+426
2018
+147
2019
+256
2021
−135
2022
−305
2023
−7
2024
+29
2025
−85
Los Alamos County consistently posts some of the highest median household incomes and education levels in New Mexico, and its electorate — heavily composed of scientists and federal contractors — tends to swing differently from surrounding rural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 40.7 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.2 points.
A population of 19,435, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,139 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson, WY-ID and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA.
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In 2024, Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 30.2 points (D+30.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,187 votes cast, 7,726 went Democratic and 4,047 went Republican.
When did Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico has a population of 19,435 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico is $147,139 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Los Alamos, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
