Colfax County, New Mexico
Precinct data
Results by precinct
40 precincts · 5,727 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -000008000008 | 271 | 342 | 15 | 628 | 43.2% | 54.5% | R+11.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -000022000022 | 185 | 356 | 0 | 541 | 34.2% | 65.8% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -000016000016 | 209 | 294 | 10 | 513 | 40.7% | 57.3% | R+16.6 |
| Precinct -000021000021 | 190 | 237 | 8 | 435 | 43.7% | 54.5% | R+10.8 |
| Precinct -000001000001 | 164 | 235 | 0 | 399 | 41.1% | 58.9% | R+17.8 |
| Precinct -000005000005 | 172 | 206 | 0 | 378 | 45.5% | 54.5% | R+9.0 |
| Precinct -000015000015 | 118 | 207 | 0 | 325 | 36.3% | 63.7% | R+27.4 |
| Precinct -000002000002 | 162 | 159 | 0 | 321 | 50.5% | 49.5% | D+0.9 |
| Precinct -000004000004 | 99 | 180 | 0 | 279 | 35.5% | 64.5% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -000003000003 | 117 | 132 | 0 | 249 | 47.0% | 53.0% | R+6.0 |
| Precinct -000017000017 | 127 | 122 | 0 | 249 | 51.0% | 49.0% | D+2.0 |
| Precinct -000020000020 | 122 | 118 | 0 | 240 | 50.8% | 49.2% | D+1.7 |
| Precinct -000007000007 | 60 | 131 | 0 | 191 | 31.4% | 68.6% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -000009000009 | 81 | 101 | 0 | 182 | 44.5% | 55.5% | R+11.0 |
| Precinct -000012000012 | 80 | 102 | 0 | 182 | 44.0% | 56.0% | R+12.1 |
| Precinct -000014000014 | 59 | 89 | 6 | 154 | 38.3% | 57.8% | R+19.5 |
| Precinct -000011000011 | 62 | 55 | 0 | 117 | 53.0% | 47.0% | D+6.0 |
| Precinct -000013000013 | 48 | 47 | 0 | 95 | 50.5% | 49.5% | D+1.1 |
| Precinct -000019000019 | 53 | 36 | 0 | 89 | 59.6% | 40.4% | D+19.1 |
| Precinct -000010000010 | 21 | 59 | 0 | 80 | 26.3% | 73.8% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -000018000018 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 80 | 45.0% | 55.0% | R+10.0 |
| Colfax County Precinct 135_350071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1035_3500710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1135_3500711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1235_3500712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1335_3500713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1435_3500714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1535_3500715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1635_3500716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1735_3500717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1835_3500718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 1935_3500719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 235_350072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 2035_3500720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 2135_3500721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 2235_3500722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 335_350073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 435_350074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 535_350075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Colfax County Precinct 735_350077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Colfax County, NM registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 14-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
8,450 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
−98 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,617 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,601 in average income, against $58,821 for residents who stayed. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+21.0 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Colfax County, NM itself (R+14.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bernalillo County, NM34D+21.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bernalillo County, NM29
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 | −142 |
| 2012 | −362 |
| 2013 | −173 |
| 2014 | −350 |
| 2015 | −273 |
| 2016 | −131 |
| 2017 | −62 |
| 2018 | −79 |
| 2019 | −112 |
| 2021 | +115 |
| 2022 | +4 |
| 2023 | +48 |
| 2024 | −2 |
| 2025 | −98 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 17.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.0 points.
A population of 12,322, a 47% 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 Grant County and Mora County.
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Colfax County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.