San Miguel County, New Mexico
Precinct data
Results by precinct
62 precincts · 10,925 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -000023000023 | 491 | 312 | 6 | 809 | 60.7% | 38.6% | D+22.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -000026000026 | 444 | 193 | 9 | 646 | 68.7% | 29.9% | D+38.9 |
| Precinct -000016000016 | 332 | 244 | 15 | 591 | 56.2% | 41.3% | D+14.9 |
| Precinct -000027000027 | 379 | 200 | 0 | 579 | 65.5% | 34.5% | D+30.9 |
| Precinct -000008000008 | 394 | 157 | 0 | 551 | 71.5% | 28.5% | D+43.0 |
| Precinct -000019000019 | 282 | 145 | 8 | 435 | 64.8% | 33.3% | D+31.5 |
| Precinct -000028000028 | 262 | 166 | 0 | 428 | 61.2% | 38.8% | D+22.4 |
| Precinct -000012000012 | 256 | 170 | 0 | 426 | 60.1% | 39.9% | D+20.2 |
| Precinct -000004000004 | 251 | 170 | 0 | 421 | 59.6% | 40.4% | D+19.2 |
| Precinct -000002000002 | 297 | 99 | 8 | 404 | 73.5% | 24.5% | D+49.0 |
| Precinct -000003000003 | 280 | 94 | 0 | 374 | 74.9% | 25.1% | D+49.7 |
| Precinct -000034000034 | 235 | 124 | 0 | 359 | 65.5% | 34.5% | D+30.9 |
| Precinct -000024000024 | 235 | 120 | 0 | 355 | 66.2% | 33.8% | D+32.4 |
| Precinct -000021000021 | 233 | 121 | 0 | 354 | 65.8% | 34.2% | D+31.6 |
| Precinct -000010000010 | 221 | 129 | 0 | 350 | 63.1% | 36.9% | D+26.3 |
| Precinct -000029000029 | 231 | 108 | 0 | 339 | 68.1% | 31.9% | D+36.3 |
| Precinct -000007000007 | 175 | 140 | 0 | 315 | 55.6% | 44.4% | D+11.1 |
| Precinct -000025000025 | 212 | 86 | 0 | 298 | 71.1% | 28.9% | D+42.3 |
| Precinct -000031000031 | 197 | 97 | 0 | 294 | 67.0% | 33.0% | D+34.0 |
| Precinct -000005000005 | 187 | 106 | 0 | 293 | 63.8% | 36.2% | D+27.6 |
| Precinct -000001000001 | 217 | 66 | 0 | 283 | 76.7% | 23.3% | D+53.4 |
| Precinct -000009000009 | 144 | 124 | 0 | 268 | 53.7% | 46.3% | D+7.5 |
| Precinct -000022000022 | 168 | 96 | 0 | 264 | 63.6% | 36.4% | D+27.3 |
| Precinct -000018000018 | 172 | 68 | 0 | 240 | 71.7% | 28.3% | D+43.3 |
| Precinct -000030000030 | 144 | 71 | 7 | 222 | 64.9% | 32.0% | D+32.9 |
| Precinct -000006000006 | 120 | 95 | 0 | 215 | 55.8% | 44.2% | D+11.6 |
| Precinct -000013000013 | 127 | 66 | 0 | 193 | 65.8% | 34.2% | D+31.6 |
| Precinct -000011000011 | 115 | 64 | 0 | 179 | 64.2% | 35.8% | D+28.5 |
| Precinct -000015000015 | 42 | 115 | 0 | 157 | 26.8% | 73.2% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -000032000032 | 50 | 58 | 0 | 108 | 46.3% | 53.7% | R+7.4 |
| Precinct -000020000020 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 63 | 63.5% | 36.5% | D+27.0 |
| Precinct -000014000014 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 43 | 30.2% | 69.8% | R+39.5 |
| Precinct -000017000017 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 77.8% | 22.2% | D+55.6 |
| Precinct -000033000033 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| San Miguel County Precinct 135_350471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1035_3504710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1135_3504711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1235_3504712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1335_3504713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1435_3504714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1535_3504715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1635_3504716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1735_3504717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1835_3504718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 1935_3504719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 235_350472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2035_3504720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2135_3504721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2235_3504722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2335_3504723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2435_3504724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2535_3504725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2635_3504726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2735_3504727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 2835_3504728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 335_350473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 435_350474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 535_350475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 635_350476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 735_350477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 835_350478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| San Miguel County Precinct 935_350479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | −16.6% |
| 1916 | −13.5% |
| 1920 | −16.2% |
| 1924 | −4.6% |
| 1928 | −18.6% |
| 1932 | −2.8% |
| 1936 | +13.8% |
| 1940 | +10.7% |
| 1944 | +7.7% |
| 1948 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | −9.3% |
| 1956 | −11.7% |
| 1960 | +16.1% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | +24.0% |
| 1980 | +14.6% |
| 1984 | +19.7% |
| 1988 | +37.3% |
| 1992 | +42.6% |
| 1996 | +52.4% |
| 2000 | +47.2% |
| 2004 | +44.3% |
| 2008 | +60.6% |
| 2012 | +56.9% |
| 2016 | +46.2% |
| 2020 | +38.7% |
| 2024 | +27.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
17,953 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
−44 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −3,064 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,615 in average income, against $46,972 for residents who stayed — 3% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+32.2 on average — 4.3 points more Democratic-leaning than San Miguel County, NM itself (D+27.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Santa Fe County, NM112D+48.9
- Bernalillo County, NM80D+21.0
- Mora County, NM27D+17.2
- Sandoval County, NM22D+5.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bernalillo County, NM121
- Santa Fe County, NM89
- Sandoval County, NM39
- Mora 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 | −143 |
| 2012 | −407 |
| 2013 | −469 |
| 2014 | −440 |
| 2015 | −382 |
| 2016 | −217 |
| 2017 | −284 |
| 2018 | −218 |
| 2019 | −222 |
| 2021 | +101 |
| 2022 | −113 |
| 2023 | −132 |
| 2024 | −94 |
| 2025 | −44 |
San Miguel County, anchored by Las Vegas, N.M., combines a majority-Hispanic electorate with deep rural roots to produce presidential margins consistently exceeding D+25, making it an outlier among similarly sized rural counties nationwide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.6 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 18.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 10.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.9 points.
A population of 26,850, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,431 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rio Arriba County and Mora County.
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San Miguel County, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/35047/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.