Luna County, New Mexico
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 7,941 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -000013000013 | 208 | 432 | 12 | 652 | 31.9% | 66.3% | R+34.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -000014000014 | 229 | 373 | 9 | 611 | 37.5% | 61.0% | R+23.6 |
| Precinct -000002000002 | 194 | 384 | 12 | 590 | 32.9% | 65.1% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -000012000012 | 246 | 288 | 6 | 540 | 45.6% | 53.3% | R+7.8 |
| Precinct -000009000009 | 234 | 299 | 0 | 533 | 43.9% | 56.1% | R+12.2 |
| Precinct -000006000006 | 247 | 263 | 9 | 519 | 47.6% | 50.7% | R+3.1 |
| Precinct -000008000008 | 258 | 243 | 0 | 501 | 51.5% | 48.5% | D+3.0 |
| Precinct -000004000004 | 241 | 241 | 0 | 482 | 50.0% | 50.0% | Even |
| Precinct -000016000016 | 143 | 324 | 0 | 467 | 30.6% | 69.4% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -000003000003 | 178 | 283 | 0 | 461 | 38.6% | 61.4% | R+22.8 |
| Precinct -000007000007 | 187 | 229 | 10 | 426 | 43.9% | 53.8% | R+9.9 |
| Precinct -000011000011 | 197 | 218 | 9 | 424 | 46.5% | 51.4% | R+5.0 |
| Precinct -000005000005 | 156 | 250 | 0 | 406 | 38.4% | 61.6% | R+23.2 |
| Precinct -000010000010 | 113 | 244 | 0 | 357 | 31.7% | 68.3% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -000017000017 | 134 | 212 | 0 | 346 | 38.7% | 61.3% | R+22.5 |
| Precinct -000018000018 | 73 | 197 | 0 | 270 | 27.0% | 73.0% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -000001000001 | 90 | 145 | 0 | 235 | 38.3% | 61.7% | R+23.4 |
| Precinct -000015000015 | 48 | 73 | 0 | 121 | 39.7% | 60.3% | R+20.7 |
| Luna County Precinct 135_350291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 1035_3502910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 1135_3502911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 1235_3502912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 1335_3502913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 1435_3502914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 235_350292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 335_350293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 435_350294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 535_350295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 635_350296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Luna County Precinct 835_350298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +46.4% |
| 1916 | +29.9% |
| 1920 | +8.9% |
| 1924 | −6.9% |
| 1928 | −14.1% |
| 1932 | +42.2% |
| 1936 | +29.3% |
| 1940 | +13.1% |
| 1944 | +12.6% |
| 1948 | +26.6% |
| 1952 | −12.8% |
| 1956 | −0.7% |
| 1960 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | +15.6% |
| 1968 | −13.2% |
| 1972 | −29.9% |
| 1976 | −1.6% |
| 1980 | −18.8% |
| 1984 | −23.4% |
| 1988 | −5.3% |
| 1992 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | −6.4% |
| 2004 | −10.9% |
| 2008 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | −3.9% |
| 2020 | −10.4% |
| 2024 | −18.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Luna County, NM registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 20-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
13,925 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
−219 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,576 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $33,527 in average income, against $42,011 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+7.3 on average — 26 points more Democratic-leaning than Luna County, NM itself (R+18.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Doña Ana County, NM69D+9.8
- Maricopa County, AZ50R+3.5
- San Diego County, CA25D+16.8
- Grant County, NM22D+5.1
- El Paso County, TX22D+15.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Doña Ana County, NM109
- San Diego County, CA42
- Maricopa County, AZ31
- El Paso County, TX27
- Grant County, NM20
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 | −58 |
| 2012 | −270 |
| 2013 | −432 |
| 2014 | −260 |
| 2015 | −213 |
| 2016 | −124 |
| 2017 | −351 |
| 2018 | −298 |
| 2019 | −247 |
| 2021 | +31 |
| 2022 | +217 |
| 2023 | −342 |
| 2024 | −10 |
| 2025 | −219 |
Luna County sits along the U.S.–Mexico border in southwestern New Mexico, where a sparse, agriculture-rooted population has delivered Republican presidential margins in the high teens for several cycles running.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 29.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.9 points.
A population of 25,611, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,419 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kleberg County and Valencia County.
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Luna County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35029/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.