Quay County, New Mexico: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+61 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,5642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $41,9462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 44.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+61 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allen County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Quay CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Quay 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,055 | 2,570 | 3,704 | ||
| R | 1,170 | 2,634 | 3,873 | ||
| R | 1,017 | 2,212 | 3,572 | ||
| R | 1,383 | 2,202 | 3,707 | ||
| R | 1,547 | 2,367 | 3,996 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 2,661 | 4,117 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 2,292 | 3,844 | ||
| R | 1,830 | 1,943 | 4,176 | ||
| R | 1,758 | 1,759 | 4,289 | ||
| R | 1,901 | 2,454 | 4,412 | ||
| R | 1,368 | 2,842 | 4,253 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 2,499 | 4,025 | ||
| D | 2,095 | 2,059 | 4,195 | ||
| R | 1,161 | 3,224 | 4,522 | ||
| R | 1,399 | 2,123 | 4,132 | ||
| D | 2,333 | 2,161 | 4,515 | ||
| R | 2,050 | 2,652 | 4,704 | ||
| R | 1,988 | 2,311 | 4,318 | ||
| R | 2,375 | 2,711 | 5,115 | ||
| D | 3,063 | 1,392 | 4,493 | ||
| D | 2,272 | 1,449 | 3,732 | ||
| D | 3,215 | 1,413 | 4,650 | ||
| D | 3,423 | 816 | 4,290 | ||
| D | 3,058 | 852 | 4,077 | ||
| R | 1,594 | 1,616 | 3,215 | ||
| D | 1,548 | 851 | 3,057 | ||
| D | 1,813 | 1,213 | 3,098 | ||
| D | 1,539 | 598 | 2,397 | ||
| D | 884 | 351 | 1,878 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.3%
American
8.0%
Irish
6.0%
German
5.5%
Italian
4.3%
French
3.3%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 48.9 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
$41,946
Quay County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Quay County$41,946
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Quay County ranks in the bottom 10% 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
27.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.5%
Working age (18–64)26.8%
Seniors (65+)20.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.8%
speak English only
Spanish17.1%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 8,564, a 62% 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 Allen County and Carbon County. A non-English-speaking share of 17% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Quay County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Quay County, New Mexico voted Republican by 40.9 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,704 votes cast, 1,055 went Democratic and 2,570 went Republican.
What is Quay County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Quay County, New Mexico in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Quay County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Quay County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Quay County, New Mexico?
Quay County, New Mexico has a population of 8,564 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Quay County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Quay County, New Mexico is $41,946 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Quay County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Quay County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.