Bernalillo County, New Mexico: New American county. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+36 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 673,9302024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,4732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 49.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fredericksburg city, VA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bernalillo CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bernalillo County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +5.2% |
| 1916 | −6.1% |
| 1920 | −1.6% |
| 1924 | −7.4% |
| 1928 | −14.1% |
| 1932 | +18.7% |
| 1936 | +36.3% |
| 1940 | +9.2% |
| 1944 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | +4.6% |
| 1952 | −18.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −4.5% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −15.0% |
| 1972 | −23.7% |
| 1976 | −8.9% |
| 1980 | −18.5% |
| 1984 | −21.2% |
| 1988 | −8.4% |
| 1992 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | +21.4% |
| 2012 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | +17.7% |
| 2020 | +24.4% |
| 2024 | +21.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 184,117 | 118,762 | 310,844 | ||
| D | 193,757 | 116,135 | 317,590 | ||
| D | 143,417 | 94,698 | 274,662 | ||
| D | 150,739 | 106,408 | 270,969 | ||
| D | 171,556 | 110,521 | 285,778 | ||
| D | 132,252 | 121,454 | 256,811 | ||
| D | 99,461 | 95,249 | 204,319 | ||
| D | 88,140 | 78,832 | 182,543 | ||
| D | 90,863 | 77,304 | 200,698 | ||
| R | 78,346 | 92,830 | 173,135 | ||
| R | 67,789 | 104,694 | 174,262 | ||
| R | 54,841 | 83,956 | 157,063 | ||
| R | 63,949 | 76,614 | 141,926 | ||
| R | 48,753 | 79,993 | 131,562 | ||
| R | 40,835 | 56,234 | 102,321 | ||
| D | 55,036 | 42,583 | 98,317 | ||
| R | 40,908 | 44,805 | 86,061 | ||
| R | 22,954 | 41,893 | 65,143 | ||
| R | 23,164 | 33,964 | 57,200 | ||
| D | 18,305 | 16,668 | 35,364 | ||
| D | 12,229 | 11,662 | 23,904 | ||
| D | 14,428 | 11,999 | 26,461 | ||
| D | 15,305 | 7,107 | 22,582 | ||
| D | 10,722 | 7,309 | 18,243 | ||
| R | 6,572 | 8,725 | 15,311 | ||
| R | 6,023 | 7,078 | 14,284 | ||
| R | 4,808 | 4,969 | 9,833 | ||
| R | 2,394 | 2,711 | 5,188 | ||
| O | 1,199 | 1,002 | 3,765 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.8%
English
9.3%
Irish
7.8%
Italian
3.3%
American
3.1%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
African American
2.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,473
Bernalillo County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bernalillo County$69,473
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Bernalillo County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.4%
speak English only
Spanish21.0%
Other languages2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to roughly a quarter of New Mexico's residents, Bernalillo has voted Democratic by double-digit margins in recent presidential cycles, with its urban Albuquerque core driving turnout that shapes statewide outcomes.
Bernalillo County has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of thirty-six points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved three points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $69,473, and a population of 673,930. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fredericksburg city and Santa Barbara County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bernalillo County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bernalillo County, New Mexico voted Democratic by 21.0 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 310,844 votes cast, 184,117 went Democratic and 118,762 went Republican.
What is Bernalillo County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Bernalillo County, New Mexico in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bernalillo County, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bernalillo County, New Mexico voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bernalillo County, New Mexico?
Bernalillo County, New Mexico has a population of 673,930 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bernalillo County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Bernalillo County, New Mexico is $69,473 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Bernalillo County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.