† 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
GroupTaos, NMNew MexicoUnited States
Mexican19.6%32.4%11.3%
Spanish10.5%4.2%—
Spaniard9.5%3.6%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Irish11.1%6.9%9.4%
English9.6%8.5%9.5%
German9.3%8.7%12.5%
French2.8%1.4%1.6%
Italian2.7%2.4%4.8%
Scottish1.8%1.7%1.3%
American1.8%3.9%5.3%
Polish1.5%0.8%2.2%
Navajo1.0%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
Taos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median age
52.6
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.5%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Taos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$58,950
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.5%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Taos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
33.4%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
28.5%
24.5%
13.6%
Other languages
3.5%
4.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Taos, NM
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
66.4%
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
2.7%
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
13.5%
47.5%
51.5%
Buddhist
8.1%
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.
Taos, NM
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
−4.7%
1916
−18.0%
1920
−29.9%
1924
−19.4%
1928
−14.0%
1932
+15.0%
1936
+2.2%
1940
+1.8%
1944
−0.6%
1948
+2.1%
1952
+2.0%
1956
−6.1%
1960
+16.2%
1964
+35.2%
1968
−2.0%
1972
−2.0%
1976
+18.7%
1980
+8.9%
1984
+10.5%
1988
+36.4%
1992
+44.9%
1996
+44.9%
2000
+39.4%
2004
+49.3%
2008
+64.8%
2012
+60.3%
2016
+52.0%
2020
+54.7%
2024
+47.5%
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
D
72.4%Harris12,038
24.9%Trump4,139
0.5%Stein88 +3
D+47.5
R+7.3
D+49.0
16,636
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic72.4%12,038
Donald J TrumpRepublican24.9%4,139
OtherAll other candidates1.7%280
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%88
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.5%82
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%9
D
76.4%Biden13,121
21.6%Trump3,715
2.0%
D+54.7
D+2.7
D+50.3
17,181
D
69.9%Clinton10,668
17.9%Trump2,727
12.2%
D+52.0
R+8.3
D+49.9
15,260
D
78.1%Obama11,978
17.8%Romney2,730
4.1%
D+60.3
R+4.6
D+56.4
15,339
D
81.8%Obama13,816
17.0%McCain2,866
1.2%
D+64.8
D+15.5
D+57.6
16,886
D
74.1%Kerry10,987
24.7%Bush3,666
1.2%
D+49.3
D+9.9
D+51.8
14,835
D
64.6%Gore7,039
25.2%Bush2,744
10.2%
D+39.4
R+5.4
D+38.9
10,895
D
66.0%Clinton6,635
21.1%Dole2,126
12.9%
D+44.9
±0.0
D+36.3
10,053
D
66.0%Clinton7,051
21.2%Bush2,260
12.8%
D+44.9
D+8.4
D+39.3
10,681
D
67.7%Dukakis6,271
31.3%Bush2,897
1.0%
D+36.4
D+25.9
D+44.2
9,259
D
54.5%Mondale5,144
44.0%Reagan4,154
1.4%
D+10.5
D+1.6
D+28.7
9,432
D
50.5%Carter4,346
41.7%Reagan3,584
7.8%
D+8.9
R+9.8
D+18.6
8,601
D
58.7%Carter4,414
40.1%Ford3,012
1.2%
D+18.7
D+20.7
D+16.6
7,517
R
48.5%McGovern3,472
50.5%Nixon3,617
1.0%
R+2.0
±0.0
D+21.1
7,164
R
47.9%Humphrey2,993
49.9%Nixon3,119
2.2%
R+2.0
R+37.3
R+1.3
6,252
D
67.4%Johnson4,204
32.2%Goldwater2,006
0.4%
D+35.2
D+19.1
D+12.7
6,238
D
58.0%Kennedy3,631
41.9%Nixon2,620
0.1%
D+16.2
D+22.3
D+16.0
6,257
R
46.9%Stevenson2,743
53.0%Eisenhower3,100
0.1%
R+6.1
R+8.1
D+9.3
5,847
D
51.0%Stevenson2,877
48.9%Eisenhower2,763
0.1%
D+2.0
R+0.1
D+12.8
5,646
D
50.7%Truman2,977
48.6%Dewey2,852
0.7%
D+2.1
D+2.8
R+2.4
5,870
R
49.7%Roosevelt2,525
50.3%Dewey2,557
0.0%
R+0.6
R+2.4
R+8.1
5,084
D
50.9%Roosevelt3,463
49.1%Willkie3,342
0.1%
D+1.8
R+0.4
R+8.2
6,810
D
51.0%Roosevelt3,051
48.8%Landon2,918
0.2%
D+2.2
R+12.8
R+22.0
5,979
D
57.3%Roosevelt3,277
42.2%Hoover2,416
0.5%
D+15.0
D+29.0
R+2.7
5,723
R
43.0%Smith1,842
57.0%Hoover2,441
0.0%
R+14.0
D+5.4
D+3.5
4,284
R
39.3%Davis1,655
58.7%Coolidge2,470
2.0%
R+19.4
D+10.5
D+5.8
4,209
R
35.0%Cox1,359
64.9%Harding2,519
0.2%
R+29.9
R+11.9
R+3.7
3,884
R
39.9%Wilson910
57.9%Hughes1,320
2.1%
R+18.0
R+13.3
R+21.1
2,278
R
39.9%Wilson765
44.6%Taft855
15.5%
R+4.7
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R+24.2
1,918
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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
76.4%12,457
23.6%3,849
16,306
2020
D
75.8%12,986
22.1%3,793
17,125
2018
D
74.7%10,838
10.7%1,556
14,506
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+48.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+47.5
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.1 points.
Domestic migration in Taos, NM in Taos, NM: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−120
2012
−212
2013
+80
2014
−52
2015
−202
2016
+164
2017
−72
2018
−14
2019
+86
2021
+439
2022
+58
2023
−53
2024
+2
2025
+243
Taos County's electorate blends one of New Mexico's largest shares of Native American and Hispanic residents with an influx of artists and retirees, producing turnout patterns and margins that diverge sharply from the state's urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 29.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.5 points.
A population of 34,543, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,950 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Santa Fe, NM and Las Vegas, NM.
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In 2024, Taos, NM, New Mexico voted Democratic by 47.5 points (D+47.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,636 votes cast, 12,038 went Democratic and 4,139 went Republican.
When did Taos, NM, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Taos, NM, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Taos, NM, New Mexico has a population of 34,543 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Median household income in Taos, NM, New Mexico is $58,950 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Taos, NM, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Taos, NM, New Mexico from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
