Quay County, New Mexico
Precinct data
Results by precinct
24 precincts · 3,648 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -000005000005 | 92 | 575 | 10 | 677 | 13.6% | 84.9% | R+71.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -000011000011 | 175 | 357 | 0 | 532 | 32.9% | 67.1% | R+34.2 |
| Precinct -000009000009 | 197 | 290 | 11 | 498 | 39.6% | 58.2% | R+18.7 |
| Precinct -000007000007 | 202 | 180 | 9 | 391 | 51.7% | 46.0% | D+5.6 |
| Precinct -000012000012 | 96 | 244 | 0 | 340 | 28.2% | 71.8% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -000006000006 | 59 | 264 | 0 | 323 | 18.3% | 81.7% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -000003000003 | 40 | 196 | 0 | 236 | 16.9% | 83.1% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -000010000010 | 109 | 112 | 0 | 221 | 49.3% | 50.7% | R+1.4 |
| Precinct -000008000008 | 71 | 120 | 0 | 191 | 37.2% | 62.8% | R+25.7 |
| Precinct -000001000001 | 7 | 102 | 0 | 109 | 6.4% | 93.6% | R+87.2 |
| Precinct -000004000004 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -000002000002 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Quay County Precinct 135_350371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 1035_3503710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 1135_3503711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 1235_3503712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 235_350372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 335_350373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 435_350374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 535_350375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 635_350376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 735_350377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 835_350378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quay County Precinct 935_350379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +28.4% |
| 1916 | +39.3% |
| 1920 | +19.4% |
| 1924 | +22.8% |
| 1928 | −0.7% |
| 1932 | +54.1% |
| 1936 | +60.8% |
| 1940 | +38.8% |
| 1944 | +22.1% |
| 1948 | +37.2% |
| 1952 | −6.6% |
| 1956 | −7.5% |
| 1960 | −12.8% |
| 1964 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | −17.5% |
| 1972 | −45.6% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −26.8% |
| 1984 | −34.7% |
| 1988 | −12.5% |
| 1992 | −0.0% |
| 1996 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | −21.4% |
| 2004 | −30.1% |
| 2008 | −20.5% |
| 2012 | −22.1% |
| 2016 | −33.5% |
| 2020 | −37.8% |
| 2024 | −40.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
5,794 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
−51 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −763 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $39,752 in average income, against $46,620 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bernalillo County, NM21
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 | −10 |
| 2012 | −247 |
| 2013 | −104 |
| 2014 | −193 |
| 2015 | −13 |
| 2016 | −42 |
| 2017 | −77 |
| 2018 | −55 |
| 2019 | +2 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | +20 |
| 2023 | +83 |
| 2024 | −76 |
| 2025 | −51 |
Quay County sits on New Mexico's eastern edge, where the High Plains economy and cultural ties to the Texas Panhandle have made it one of the state's most reliably Republican counties across nearly every recent election cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 45.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.9 points.
A population of 8,564, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,946 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of De Baca County and Refugio County.
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Quay County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35037/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.