De Baca County, New Mexico: New American county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,5762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 63.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Charlton County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of De Baca CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for De Baca County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | +25.1% |
| 1924 | +32.7% |
| 1928 | +4.0% |
| 1932 | +58.2% |
| 1936 | +38.8% |
| 1940 | +33.9% |
| 1944 | +8.7% |
| 1948 | +18.7% |
| 1952 | −13.9% |
| 1956 | −19.1% |
| 1960 | −8.5% |
| 1964 | +9.3% |
| 1968 | −27.4% |
| 1972 | −46.0% |
| 1976 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | −14.7% |
| 1984 | −31.9% |
| 1988 | −14.3% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | −26.8% |
| 2004 | −42.8% |
| 2008 | −30.4% |
| 2012 | −33.1% |
| 2016 | −46.9% |
| 2020 | −47.2% |
| 2024 | −50.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 206 | 649 | 874 | ||
| R | 231 | 656 | 901 | ||
| R | 193 | 620 | 910 | ||
| R | 287 | 586 | 902 | ||
| R | 359 | 676 | 1,044 | ||
| R | 281 | 706 | 993 | ||
| R | 349 | 612 | 982 | ||
| D | 509 | 489 | 1,093 | ||
| R | 451 | 526 | 1,185 | ||
| R | 480 | 643 | 1,136 | ||
| R | 386 | 756 | 1,159 | ||
| R | 484 | 655 | 1,166 | ||
| D | 597 | 556 | 1,160 | ||
| R | 270 | 752 | 1,047 | ||
| R | 345 | 658 | 1,141 | ||
| D | 674 | 559 | 1,240 | ||
| R | 619 | 734 | 1,355 | ||
| R | 528 | 779 | 1,313 | ||
| R | 591 | 782 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 670 | 458 | 1,131 | ||
| D | 660 | 554 | 1,216 | ||
| D | 970 | 479 | 1,449 | ||
| D | 1,010 | 444 | 1,460 | ||
| D | 1,023 | 264 | 1,305 | ||
| D | 514 | 474 | 991 | ||
| D | 574 | 270 | 930 | ||
| D | 693 | 412 | 1,121 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.5%
German
11.0%
Irish
7.6%
American
4.6%
Italian
1.0%
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: 35.3 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
Not reported
The Census Bureau does not publish a median household income estimate for De Baca County (population too small for a reliable figure).
De Baca County—
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.9%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)27.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
64.0%
speak English only
Spanish35.3%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
De Baca's sparse high-plains ranching economy and a population under 2,300 produce some of the most lopsided presidential margins in New Mexico, with the 2024 Republican margin exceeding 50 points.
De Baca County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of fifty-eight points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved four 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 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $0, and a population of 1,576. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlton County and Quay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did De Baca County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, De Baca County, New Mexico voted Republican by 50.7 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 874 votes cast, 206 went Democratic and 649 went Republican.
What is De Baca County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places De Baca 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 11 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did De Baca County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which De Baca County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in De Baca County, New Mexico?
De Baca County, New Mexico has a population of 1,576 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the political history of De Baca County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in De Baca County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.