† 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
GroupSanta Fe, NMNew MexicoUnited States
Mexican25.9%32.4%11.3%
Spanish6.8%4.2%—
Spaniard5.4%3.6%—
Guatemalan0.6%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.6%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
English12.2%8.5%9.5%
German10.3%8.7%12.5%
Irish8.1%6.9%9.4%
American3.8%3.9%5.3%
Italian3.4%2.4%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.7%1.3%
French2.0%1.4%1.6%
Polish1.4%0.8%2.2%
Navajo0.5%5.8%—
Chinese0.4%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.4%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.2%1.4%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
48.7
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.1%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$79,071
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.0%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.1%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.4%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
26.0%
24.5%
13.6%
Other languages
1.2%
4.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
50.0%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.4%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
27.9%
47.5%
51.5%
Hindu
7.2%
0.7%
0.4%
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.
Santa Fe, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
−14.5%
1916
−13.0%
1920
−28.4%
1924
−20.7%
1928
−20.5%
1932
+22.5%
1936
+10.6%
1940
+1.5%
1944
−5.5%
1948
−9.6%
1952
−14.0%
1956
−14.4%
1960
+16.6%
1964
+36.6%
1968
+1.0%
1972
−6.2%
1976
+9.8%
1980
+1.0%
1984
+6.9%
1988
+28.9%
1992
+40.8%
1996
+36.5%
2000
+36.5%
2004
+43.2%
2008
+55.1%
2012
+51.1%
2016
+51.0%
2020
+53.8%
2024
+48.9%
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
73.3%Harris61,405
24.4%Trump20,457
0.4%Kennedy313 +4
D+48.9
R+4.8
D+50.4
83,719
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic73.3%61,405
Donald J TrumpRepublican24.4%20,457
OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,241
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.4%313
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%240
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%43
Chase OliverLibertarian0.0%20
D
76.0%Biden62,530
22.3%Trump18,329
1.7%
D+53.8
D+2.7
D+49.3
82,227
D
71.1%Clinton50,793
20.1%Trump14,332
8.8%
D+51.0
±0.0
D+49.0
71,434
D
73.5%Obama50,872
22.4%Romney15,500
4.1%
D+51.1
R+4.0
D+47.2
69,245
D
76.9%Obama55,567
21.9%McCain15,807
1.2%
D+55.1
D+11.8
D+47.8
72,223
D
71.1%Kerry47,074
27.9%Bush18,466
1.0%
D+43.2
D+6.7
D+45.7
66,200
D
64.7%Gore32,017
28.2%Bush13,974
7.0%
D+36.5
±0.0
D+36.0
49,471
D
62.1%Clinton26,349
25.6%Dole10,857
12.3%
D+36.5
R+4.3
D+28.0
42,446
D
63.4%Clinton27,189
22.6%Bush9,684
14.1%
D+40.8
D+11.8
D+35.2
42,917
D
63.9%Dukakis23,581
34.9%Bush12,891
1.2%
D+28.9
D+22.1
D+36.7
36,927
D
52.9%Mondale18,262
46.0%Reagan15,886
1.2%
D+6.9
D+5.8
D+25.1
34,552
D
43.9%Carter12,658
42.9%Reagan12,361
13.2%
D+1.0
R+8.8
D+10.8
28,838
D
54.3%Carter14,127
44.5%Ford11,576
1.1%
D+9.8
D+16.1
D+7.7
25,997
R
46.3%McGovern10,761
52.5%Nixon12,211
1.2%
R+6.2
R+7.2
D+16.9
23,246
D
49.1%Humphrey9,544
48.1%Nixon9,359
2.8%
D+1.0
R+35.7
D+1.6
19,449
D
68.1%Johnson12,616
31.5%Goldwater5,834
0.4%
D+36.6
D+20.0
D+14.0
18,519
D
58.0%Kennedy10,385
41.4%Nixon7,411
0.5%
D+16.6
D+31.0
D+16.5
17,890
R
42.6%Stevenson6,997
56.9%Eisenhower9,359
0.5%
R+14.4
R+0.4
D+1.0
16,441
R
42.6%Stevenson6,786
56.6%Eisenhower9,011
0.7%
R+14.0
R+4.4
R+3.2
15,916
R
44.9%Truman6,172
54.6%Dewey7,491
0.5%
R+9.6
R+4.2
R+14.1
13,731
R
47.3%Roosevelt4,915
52.7%Dewey5,482
0.0%
R+5.5
R+7.0
R+12.9
10,397
D
50.8%Roosevelt6,482
49.2%Willkie6,285
0.0%
D+1.5
R+9.1
R+8.4
12,770
D
55.2%Roosevelt6,145
44.6%Landon4,960
0.2%
D+10.6
R+11.9
R+13.6
11,132
D
61.1%Roosevelt5,739
38.6%Hoover3,625
0.3%
D+22.5
D+43.1
D+4.7
9,390
R
39.7%Smith3,051
60.2%Hoover4,630
0.1%
R+20.5
D+0.2
R+3.1
7,685
R
38.3%Davis2,602
59.0%Coolidge4,010
2.6%
R+20.7
D+7.7
D+4.4
6,791
R
35.5%Cox1,700
63.9%Harding3,060
0.6%
R+28.4
R+15.4
R+2.2
4,787
R
43.2%Wilson1,406
56.2%Hughes1,830
0.7%
R+13.0
D+1.5
R+16.2
3,258
R
34.9%Wilson1,012
49.4%Taft1,432
15.7%
R+14.5
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R+34.0
2,898
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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
75.5%62,312
24.5%20,183
82,495
2020
D
73.9%60,432
24.2%19,814
81,809
2018
D
74.4%49,994
14.2%9,546
67,182
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+43.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+48.9
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 5.0 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Santa Fe, NM in Santa Fe, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+166
2012
+225
2013
+132
2014
+79
2015
−18
2016
+482
2017
+551
2018
+231
2019
+542
2021
+617
2022
+333
2023
+130
2024
+385
2025
−147
Santa Fe's metro blends a majority-Hispanic population with a substantial Anglo professional and retiree influx, producing competitive margins that have tightened noticeably over recent cycles despite the city's reputation as a cultural-liberal enclave.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 28.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.9 points.
A population of 156,105, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,071 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taos, NM and Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
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In 2024, Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 48.9 points (D+48.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 83,719 votes cast, 61,405 went Democratic and 20,457 went Republican.
When did Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico has a population of 156,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico is $79,071 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Santa Fe, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
