Colfax County, New Mexico: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+34 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,3222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 47.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Columbia County, OR · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Colfax CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Colfax 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 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | −10.5% |
| 1924 | −6.1% |
| 1928 | −12.7% |
| 1932 | +14.2% |
| 1936 | +25.7% |
| 1940 | +10.2% |
| 1944 | +6.3% |
| 1948 | +20.0% |
| 1952 | −3.2% |
| 1956 | −9.4% |
| 1960 | +15.8% |
| 1964 | +34.4% |
| 1968 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | −17.6% |
| 1976 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | −5.3% |
| 1984 | −10.2% |
| 1988 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | +16.8% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | −4.3% |
| 2008 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | −8.6% |
| 2020 | −11.0% |
| 2024 | −14.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,436 | 3,252 | 5,813 | ||
| R | 2,611 | 3,271 | 6,016 | ||
| R | 2,129 | 2,585 | 5,332 | ||
| D | 2,828 | 2,699 | 5,764 | ||
| D | 3,490 | 2,805 | 6,384 | ||
| R | 2,824 | 3,082 | 5,968 | ||
| D | 2,653 | 2,600 | 5,461 | ||
| D | 2,659 | 1,975 | 5,166 | ||
| D | 2,607 | 1,730 | 5,228 | ||
| D | 2,785 | 2,256 | 5,085 | ||
| R | 2,435 | 2,994 | 5,485 | ||
| R | 2,266 | 2,537 | 5,086 | ||
| D | 2,718 | 2,259 | 5,006 | ||
| R | 1,855 | 2,663 | 4,601 | ||
| D | 2,477 | 2,212 | 4,983 | ||
| D | 3,367 | 1,636 | 5,029 | ||
| D | 3,187 | 2,316 | 5,528 | ||
| R | 2,450 | 2,959 | 5,409 | ||
| R | 3,184 | 3,397 | 6,586 | ||
| D | 3,871 | 2,575 | 6,480 | ||
| D | 3,017 | 2,661 | 5,685 | ||
| D | 4,234 | 3,452 | 7,690 | ||
| D | 4,661 | 2,745 | 7,451 | ||
| D | 4,282 | 3,214 | 7,547 | ||
| R | 3,022 | 3,904 | 6,936 | ||
| R | 3,067 | 3,512 | 7,307 | ||
| R | 2,709 | 3,351 | 6,107 | ||
| D | 2,006 | 1,835 | 3,880 | ||
| D | 1,182 | 1,036 | 2,859 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.8%
German
12.6%
English
9.8%
American
4.4%
Scottish
3.2%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 49.1 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
$53,554
Colfax County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Colfax County$53,554
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Colfax County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
18.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.4%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.0%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Colfax County sits in northeastern New Mexico's high-plains and mountain terrain, home to ranching communities and the historic Philmont Scout Ranch. Its roughly 14,000 residents have leaned Republican in recent cycles, delivering a 14-point margin in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached eighteen points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 12,322, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,554 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia County and Granville County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Colfax County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Colfax County, New Mexico voted Republican by 14.0 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,813 votes cast, 2,436 went Democratic and 3,252 went Republican.
What is Colfax County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Colfax County, New Mexico in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Colfax County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Colfax County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Colfax County, New Mexico?
Colfax County, New Mexico has a population of 12,322 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Colfax County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Colfax County, New Mexico is $53,554 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Colfax County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Colfax County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.