† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupRio CommunitiesNew MexicoUnited States
Mexican40.9%32.4%11.3%
Spaniard5.3%3.6%—
Spanish5.3%4.2%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
English11.7%8.5%9.5%
German11.2%8.7%12.5%
Irish8.4%6.9%9.4%
American7.2%3.9%5.3%
Italian3.1%2.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.7%1.3%
French1.6%1.4%1.6%
Swedish1.2%——
Navajo5.0%5.8%—
Hopi2.3%——
African American†1.8%1.3%9.9%
Haitian0.5%—0.3%
African0.3%0.2%0.5%
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
Rio Communities
New Mexico
United States
Median age
47.1
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
19.3%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.4%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rio Communities
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$46,035
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.1%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rio Communities
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.0%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
26.0%
24.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rio Communities
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
—
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Rio Communities, New Mexico
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.1%
2008
+3.1%
2012
−6.4%
2016
−12.6%
2020
−9.0%
2024
−15.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.3%Harris1,035
56.5%Trump1,418
2.2%
R+15.3
R+6.2
R+13.8
2,508
R
44.4%Biden1,108
53.5%Trump1,333
2.1%
R+9.0
D+3.6
R+13.5
2,493
R
38.5%Clinton820
51.2%Trump1,089
10.3%
R+12.6
R+6.2
R+14.7
2,129
R
44.3%Obama956
50.7%Romney1,094
5.0%
R+6.4
R+9.5
R+10.2
2,158
D
51.2%Obama1,137
48.1%McCain1,068
0.8%
D+3.1
D+20.2
R+4.2
2,222
R
41.0%Kerry834
58.1%Bush1,182
0.9%
R+17.1
—
R+14.6
2,035
Incorporated in 2013, Rio Communities sits within Valencia County, a historically Democratic stronghold that has shifted toward competitive margins in recent statewide cycles. Its modest population makes precinct-level swings outsized in county-wide tallies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 17.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.3 points.
A population of 4,925, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,035 describe the city.
In 2024, Rio Communities, New Mexico voted Republican by 15.3 points (R+15.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,508 votes cast, 1,035 went Democratic and 1,418 went Republican.
When did Rio Communities, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rio Communities, New Mexico voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Rio Communities, New Mexico?
Rio Communities, New Mexico has a population of 4,925 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rio Communities, New Mexico?
Median household income in Rio Communities, New Mexico is $46,035 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Rio Communities, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rio Communities, New Mexico from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
