† 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
GroupSilver City, NMNew MexicoUnited States
Mexican39.7%32.4%11.3%
Spaniard0.9%3.6%—
Spanish0.8%4.2%—
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
English10.5%8.5%9.5%
German10.1%8.7%12.5%
Irish9.6%6.9%9.4%
American3.8%3.9%5.3%
Scottish3.0%1.7%1.3%
Italian2.6%2.4%4.8%
French1.6%1.4%1.6%
Norwegian1.6%——
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
Silver City, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
49.5
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.4%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Silver City, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$44,958
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.5%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.7%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Silver City, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.3%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
21.3%
24.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Silver City, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
28.7%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.0%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.2%
47.5%
51.5%
Buddhist
8.5%
0.7%
0.3%
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.
Silver City, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+32.6%
1916
+10.2%
1920
−8.5%
1924
+7.4%
1928
−1.6%
1932
+40.9%
1936
+36.9%
1940
+32.0%
1944
+27.6%
1948
+27.8%
1952
+11.3%
1956
+12.2%
1960
+27.8%
1964
+43.9%
1968
+12.0%
1972
−4.0%
1976
+11.6%
1980
−0.3%
1984
+7.2%
1988
+12.8%
1992
+26.1%
1996
+17.1%
2000
+6.3%
2004
+7.2%
2008
+19.9%
2012
+13.4%
2016
+7.7%
2020
+7.2%
2024
+5.1%
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
51.3%Harris7,301
46.3%Trump6,580
0.4%Kennedy64 +3
D+5.1
R+2.1
D+6.5
14,224
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic51.3%7,301
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.3%6,580
OtherAll other candidates1.6%223
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.4%64
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%49
Chase OliverLibertarian0.0%7
D
52.6%Biden7,590
45.4%Trump6,553
2.0%
D+7.2
R+0.5
D+2.7
14,435
D
49.0%Clinton6,276
41.3%Trump5,288
9.7%
D+7.7
R+5.7
D+5.6
12,811
D
55.0%Obama7,090
41.5%Romney5,358
3.5%
D+13.4
R+6.5
D+9.6
12,902
D
59.2%Obama8,142
39.3%McCain5,406
1.5%
D+19.9
D+12.7
D+12.6
13,755
D
53.0%Kerry7,095
45.8%Bush6,135
1.2%
D+7.2
D+0.8
D+9.6
13,392
D
50.5%Gore5,673
44.1%Bush4,961
5.4%
D+6.3
R+10.8
D+5.8
11,241
D
53.6%Clinton5,860
36.5%Dole3,993
9.8%
D+17.1
R+9.1
D+8.6
10,928
D
54.5%Clinton5,603
28.4%Bush2,917
17.1%
D+26.1
D+13.3
D+20.6
10,277
D
55.9%Dukakis5,443
43.1%Bush4,196
1.0%
D+12.8
D+5.7
D+20.5
9,735
D
53.1%Mondale5,755
45.9%Reagan4,979
1.0%
D+7.2
D+7.4
D+25.4
10,840
R
47.1%Carter4,600
47.4%Reagan4,628
5.5%
R+0.3
R+11.9
D+9.5
9,761
D
55.5%Carter5,176
43.9%Ford4,095
0.6%
D+11.6
D+15.6
D+9.5
9,328
R
46.5%McGovern4,081
50.5%Nixon4,431
3.1%
R+4.0
R+16.0
D+19.2
8,781
D
50.6%Humphrey3,817
38.5%Nixon2,908
10.9%
D+12.0
R+31.9
D+12.7
7,549
D
71.8%Johnson5,253
27.9%Goldwater2,042
0.3%
D+43.9
D+16.1
D+21.3
7,314
D
63.7%Kennedy4,378
35.9%Nixon2,468
0.3%
D+27.8
D+15.6
D+27.6
6,868
D
55.9%Stevenson4,122
43.7%Eisenhower3,224
0.4%
D+12.2
D+0.9
D+27.6
7,377
D
54.5%Stevenson4,315
43.2%Eisenhower3,421
2.3%
D+11.3
R+16.5
D+22.0
7,922
D
62.7%Truman3,592
34.9%Dewey1,999
2.4%
D+27.8
D+0.2
D+23.3
5,727
D
63.8%Roosevelt3,472
36.2%Dewey1,970
0.1%
D+27.6
R+4.4
D+20.1
5,446
D
66.0%Roosevelt3,914
34.0%Willkie2,015
0.0%
D+32.0
R+4.8
D+22.1
5,930
D
67.9%Roosevelt3,215
31.0%Landon1,469
1.1%
D+36.9
R+4.1
D+12.6
4,736
D
69.7%Roosevelt3,344
28.8%Hoover1,381
1.5%
D+40.9
D+42.5
D+23.1
4,795
R
49.1%Smith1,994
50.7%Hoover2,058
0.2%
R+1.6
R+9.0
D+15.9
4,060
D
47.0%Davis2,085
39.6%Coolidge1,756
13.4%
D+7.4
D+15.9
D+32.6
4,436
R
45.3%Cox1,879
53.8%Harding2,230
0.9%
R+8.5
R+18.7
D+17.7
4,148
D
53.9%Wilson2,305
43.7%Hughes1,869
2.3%
D+10.2
R+22.4
D+7.1
4,274
D
53.3%Wilson1,130
20.7%Taft439
26.0%
D+32.6
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D+13.1
2,119
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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
56.0%7,800
44.0%6,133
13,933
2020
D
51.4%7,377
46.1%6,610
14,339
2018
D
57.3%6,763
30.5%3,598
11,803
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+16.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+5.1
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Silver City, NM in Silver City, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−99
2012
−63
2013
−128
2014
−239
2015
−474
2016
−243
2017
−307
2018
−293
2019
−221
2021
−128
2022
−14
2023
−57
2024
+154
2025
−85
Grant County's largest city anchors a sparsely populated corner of southwestern New Mexico where Latino majorities and a Western New Mexico University presence shape an electorate that leans Democratic in federal races by comfortable double-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 8.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.1 points.
A population of 27,775, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,958 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taos, NM and Las Vegas, NM.
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In 2024, Silver City, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,224 votes cast, 7,301 went Democratic and 6,580 went Republican.
When did Silver City, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Silver City, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Silver City, NM, New Mexico has a population of 27,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Silver City, NM, New Mexico is $44,958 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Silver City, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Silver City, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
