Curry County, New Mexico: New American county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,6382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,3092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 45.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Canyon County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Curry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Curry 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 | +42.4% |
| 1916 | +44.2% |
| 1920 | +39.6% |
| 1924 | +32.8% |
| 1928 | −12.5% |
| 1932 | +55.2% |
| 1936 | +63.2% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +16.8% |
| 1948 | +45.7% |
| 1952 | −18.9% |
| 1956 | −15.2% |
| 1960 | −28.3% |
| 1964 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | −25.7% |
| 1972 | −54.0% |
| 1976 | −10.8% |
| 1980 | −37.4% |
| 1984 | −49.0% |
| 1988 | −33.3% |
| 1992 | −24.8% |
| 1996 | −26.2% |
| 2000 | −40.4% |
| 2004 | −49.8% |
| 2008 | −34.1% |
| 2012 | −38.4% |
| 2016 | −44.2% |
| 2020 | −40.6% |
| 2024 | −42.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,230 | 10,714 | 15,223 | ||
| R | 4,307 | 10,444 | 15,101 | ||
| R | 3,121 | 9,035 | 13,370 | ||
| R | 4,022 | 9,251 | 13,625 | ||
| R | 4,670 | 9,599 | 14,438 | ||
| R | 3,541 | 10,649 | 14,286 | ||
| R | 3,471 | 8,301 | 11,969 | ||
| R | 4,116 | 7,378 | 12,447 | ||
| R | 3,699 | 6,831 | 12,633 | ||
| R | 3,995 | 8,032 | 12,138 | ||
| R | 3,108 | 9,188 | 12,415 | ||
| R | 3,622 | 8,132 | 12,070 | ||
| R | 5,004 | 6,232 | 11,358 | ||
| R | 2,416 | 8,392 | 11,064 | ||
| R | 2,915 | 5,562 | 10,302 | ||
| D | 5,228 | 5,120 | 10,378 | ||
| R | 3,421 | 6,153 | 9,639 | ||
| R | 3,545 | 4,826 | 8,427 | ||
| R | 3,422 | 5,023 | 8,459 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 2,132 | 7,941 | ||
| D | 3,271 | 2,326 | 5,609 | ||
| D | 4,670 | 1,629 | 6,319 | ||
| D | 4,689 | 1,023 | 5,797 | ||
| D | 3,738 | 932 | 5,079 | ||
| R | 1,530 | 1,968 | 3,504 | ||
| D | 1,738 | 669 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 2,143 | 884 | 3,179 | ||
| D | 1,175 | 355 | 1,855 | ||
| D | 634 | 123 | 1,204 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.1%
English
8.6%
Irish
7.8%
American
4.9%
Scottish
2.4%
Polish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
African American
4.9%
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: 31.9 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
$57,309
Curry County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Curry County$57,309
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Curry 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
20.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.3%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)19.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.5%
speak English only
Spanish25.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Clovis and its adjacent Cannon Air Force Base, Curry County combines a military-linked workforce with deep rural ties to the eastern plains, producing consistent Republican margins that have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles.
Curry County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of sixty-three points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved two 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 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,309, and a population of 47,638. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Canyon County and Platte County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Curry County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Curry County, New Mexico voted Republican by 42.6 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,223 votes cast, 4,230 went Democratic and 10,714 went Republican.
What is Curry County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Curry 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Curry County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Curry County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Curry County, New Mexico?
Curry County, New Mexico has a population of 47,638 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Curry County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Curry County, New Mexico is $57,309 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Curry County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Curry County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.