Catron County, New Mexico
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 2,335 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -000002000002 | 99 | 424 | 6 | 529 | 18.7% | 80.2% | R+61.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -000001000001 | 94 | 276 | 6 | 376 | 25.0% | 73.4% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -000007000007 | 93 | 227 | 0 | 320 | 29.1% | 70.9% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -000003000003 | 102 | 194 | 0 | 296 | 34.5% | 65.5% | R+31.1 |
| Precinct -000005000005 | 72 | 184 | 0 | 256 | 28.1% | 71.9% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -000004000004 | 35 | 194 | 0 | 229 | 15.3% | 84.7% | R+69.4 |
| Precinct -000008000008 | 38 | 126 | 0 | 164 | 23.2% | 76.8% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -000006000006 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 117 | 20.5% | 79.5% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -000009000009 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 48 | 29.2% | 70.8% | R+41.7 |
| Catron County Precinct 135_350031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Catron County Precinct 235_350032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Catron County Precinct 335_350033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Catron County Precinct 435_350034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Catron County Precinct 535_350035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Catron County Precinct 635_350036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1924 | −7.7% |
| 1928 | −29.6% |
| 1932 | +22.5% |
| 1936 | +29.0% |
| 1940 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | −8.5% |
| 1948 | +10.8% |
| 1952 | −23.0% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −7.9% |
| 1964 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | −36.6% |
| 1972 | −49.5% |
| 1976 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | −30.5% |
| 1984 | −39.0% |
| 1988 | −29.3% |
| 1992 | −19.7% |
| 1996 | −32.8% |
| 2000 | −53.8% |
| 2004 | −44.0% |
| 2008 | −34.8% |
| 2012 | −44.0% |
| 2016 | −50.6% |
| 2020 | −47.4% |
| 2024 | −50.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.2 points more Democratic.
3,303 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+48 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +387 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,554 in average income, against $51,839 for residents who stayed — 7% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −5 |
| 2012 | −72 |
| 2013 | −19 |
| 2014 | −29 |
| 2015 | −53 |
| 2016 | +61 |
| 2017 | +61 |
| 2018 | +25 |
| 2019 | −9 |
| 2021 | +154 |
| 2022 | +111 |
| 2023 | +68 |
| 2024 | +46 |
| 2025 | +48 |
Catron County spans over 6,900 square miles with fewer than 3,600 residents, making it one of the most sparsely settled counties in the contiguous U.S. Its economy is rooted in cattle ranching and timber, and it has returned Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 53.8 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.1 points.
A population of 3,743, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,864 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and Menard County.
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Catron County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.