† 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
GroupRuidoso, NMNew MexicoUnited States
American14.2%3.9%5.3%
English13.4%8.5%9.5%
German11.9%8.7%12.5%
Irish9.8%6.9%9.4%
Scottish3.1%1.7%1.3%
French1.8%1.4%1.6%
Italian1.4%2.4%4.8%
Welsh1.3%——
Mexican28.1%32.4%11.3%
Spaniard0.7%3.6%—
Spanish0.5%4.2%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Navajo2.5%5.8%—
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
Ruidoso, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
52.4
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.3%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ruidoso, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$53,303
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.3%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.2%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ruidoso, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.9%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
15.5%
24.5%
13.6%
Other languages
1.3%
4.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ruidoso, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
22.0%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.1%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.3%
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.
Ruidoso, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+0.8%
1916
−1.4%
1920
−16.1%
1924
−11.3%
1928
−28.9%
1932
+30.8%
1936
+12.1%
1940
−0.9%
1944
−4.0%
1948
−5.6%
1952
−29.3%
1956
−29.7%
1960
−16.6%
1964
−5.8%
1968
−38.7%
1972
−55.9%
1976
−24.0%
1980
−43.0%
1984
−55.2%
1988
−34.4%
1992
−16.0%
1996
−18.5%
2000
−35.9%
2004
−36.0%
2008
−25.4%
2012
−32.7%
2016
−40.0%
2020
−36.4%
2024
−38.5%
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
29.8%Harris3,033
68.3%Trump6,942
0.3%Kennedy34 +2
R+38.5
R+2.1
R+37.0
10,165
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%6,942
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.8%3,033
OtherAll other candidates1.4%143
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.3%34
Chase OliverLibertarian0.1%13
R
31.0%Biden3,194
67.4%Trump6,942
1.6%
R+36.4
D+3.7
R+40.8
10,306
R
26.2%Clinton2,331
66.2%Trump5,896
7.6%
R+40.0
R+7.4
R+42.1
8,902
R
31.8%Obama2,942
64.5%Romney5,961
3.7%
R+32.7
R+7.2
R+36.5
9,242
R
36.5%Obama3,535
61.9%McCain6,001
1.7%
R+25.4
D+10.6
R+32.7
9,696
R
31.3%Kerry2,822
67.3%Bush6,070
1.4%
R+36.0
R+0.1
R+33.6
9,014
R
29.9%Gore2,027
65.8%Bush4,458
4.2%
R+35.9
R+17.4
R+36.4
6,772
R
34.5%Clinton2,209
53.0%Dole3,396
12.6%
R+18.5
R+2.5
R+27.0
6,411
R
29.5%Clinton1,730
45.6%Bush2,669
24.9%
R+16.0
D+18.4
R+21.6
5,857
R
32.0%Dukakis1,690
66.4%Bush3,511
1.6%
R+34.4
D+20.7
R+26.7
5,288
R
21.9%Mondale1,134
77.0%Reagan3,992
1.1%
R+55.2
R+12.1
R+36.9
5,182
R
25.8%Carter1,127
68.8%Reagan3,009
5.4%
R+43.0
R+19.0
R+33.3
4,374
R
37.6%Carter1,415
61.6%Ford2,320
0.8%
R+24.0
D+31.8
R+26.1
3,764
R
21.2%McGovern696
77.1%Nixon2,528
1.7%
R+55.9
R+17.2
R+32.7
3,280
R
25.8%Humphrey802
64.5%Nixon2,004
9.7%
R+38.7
R+32.9
R+38.0
3,106
R
46.7%Johnson1,565
52.6%Goldwater1,761
0.7%
R+5.8
D+10.8
R+28.4
3,351
R
41.7%Kennedy1,459
58.3%Nixon2,042
0.1%
R+16.6
D+13.1
R+16.8
3,503
R
35.1%Stevenson1,059
64.8%Eisenhower1,956
0.2%
R+29.7
R+0.4
R+14.3
3,020
R
35.3%Stevenson1,095
64.5%Eisenhower2,004
0.2%
R+29.3
R+23.6
R+18.5
3,106
R
46.8%Truman1,406
52.4%Dewey1,575
0.8%
R+5.6
R+1.6
R+10.1
3,005
R
47.9%Roosevelt1,342
51.9%Dewey1,455
0.1%
R+4.0
R+3.2
R+11.5
2,801
R
49.4%Roosevelt1,763
50.3%Willkie1,794
0.4%
R+0.9
R+13.0
R+10.8
3,570
D
55.5%Roosevelt2,021
43.4%Landon1,579
1.1%
D+12.1
R+18.7
R+12.1
3,641
D
65.1%Roosevelt2,225
34.3%Hoover1,172
0.6%
D+30.8
D+59.7
D+13.0
3,418
R
35.5%Smith821
64.3%Hoover1,489
0.2%
R+28.9
R+17.6
R+11.4
2,315
R
37.8%Davis837
49.1%Coolidge1,087
13.2%
R+11.3
D+4.8
D+13.9
2,216
R
41.2%Cox1,047
57.3%Harding1,456
1.5%
R+16.1
R+14.7
D+10.1
2,540
R
48.1%Wilson863
49.5%Hughes889
2.4%
R+1.4
R+2.2
R+4.6
1,796
D
40.9%Wilson461
40.1%Taft452
19.0%
D+0.8
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R+18.7
1,127
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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
32.8%3,270
67.2%6,706
9,976
2020
R
28.4%2,915
69.3%7,102
10,247
2018
R
33.3%2,617
52.5%4,122
7,850
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+37.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+38.5
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.3 points.
Domestic migration in Ruidoso, NM in Ruidoso, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−61
2012
−208
2013
−202
2014
−376
2015
−262
2016
+30
2017
+111
2018
+75
2019
+71
2021
+205
2022
+88
2023
−183
2024
+88
2025
−64
Ruidoso sits at 6,900 feet in the Sacramento Mountains, drawing seasonal residents and retirees whose part-time presence complicates voter registration patterns and turnout modeling in Lincoln County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 55.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.
A population of 20,224, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,303 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kerrville, TX and Montrose, CO.
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In 2024, Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico voted Republican by 38.5 points (R+38.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,165 votes cast, 3,033 went Democratic and 6,942 went Republican.
When did Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico?
Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico has a population of 20,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico is $53,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ruidoso, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
