Sierra County, New Mexico: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+38 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,5002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $41,6002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Charlevoix County, MI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sierra CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sierra 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 | +28.2% |
| 1916 | +3.4% |
| 1920 | −14.5% |
| 1924 | −6.6% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +24.8% |
| 1940 | +5.6% |
| 1944 | −4.9% |
| 1948 | +4.3% |
| 1952 | −27.4% |
| 1956 | −30.6% |
| 1960 | −21.5% |
| 1964 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | −24.4% |
| 1972 | −37.1% |
| 1976 | −3.1% |
| 1980 | −29.6% |
| 1984 | −32.9% |
| 1988 | −21.9% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | −22.5% |
| 2004 | −24.0% |
| 2008 | −12.1% |
| 2012 | −18.9% |
| 2016 | −27.0% |
| 2020 | −21.5% |
| 2024 | −19.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,332 | 3,473 | 5,953 | ||
| R | 2,265 | 3,542 | 5,945 | ||
| R | 1,612 | 3,010 | 5,181 | ||
| R | 1,964 | 2,928 | 5,102 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 3,017 | 5,485 | ||
| R | 1,926 | 3,162 | 5,157 | ||
| R | 1,689 | 2,721 | 4,586 | ||
| D | 2,154 | 2,140 | 4,805 | ||
| D | 1,771 | 1,562 | 4,418 | ||
| R | 1,595 | 2,507 | 4,165 | ||
| R | 1,335 | 2,663 | 4,035 | ||
| R | 1,169 | 2,222 | 3,555 | ||
| R | 1,564 | 1,665 | 3,262 | ||
| R | 934 | 2,074 | 3,074 | ||
| R | 930 | 1,624 | 2,846 | ||
| D | 1,633 | 1,501 | 3,149 | ||
| R | 1,220 | 1,890 | 3,117 | ||
| R | 1,035 | 1,954 | 3,006 | ||
| R | 1,158 | 2,033 | 3,196 | ||
| D | 1,389 | 1,274 | 2,680 | ||
| R | 1,008 | 1,112 | 2,128 | ||
| D | 1,534 | 1,372 | 2,910 | ||
| D | 1,587 | 951 | 2,562 | ||
| D | 1,515 | 667 | 2,210 | ||
| R | 657 | 766 | 1,424 | ||
| R | 546 | 632 | 1,312 | ||
| R | 642 | 862 | 1,518 | ||
| D | 493 | 460 | 976 | ||
| D | 352 | 176 | 625 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.6%
German
11.3%
Irish
11.2%
American
8.0%
Italian
5.5%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.9%
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: 57.6 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
$41,600
Sierra County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Sierra County$41,600
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Sierra 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
21.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1836.3%
Working age (18–64)20.4%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.4%
speak English only
Spanish20.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sierra County's roughly 13,000 residents are spread across high desert and mountain terrain along the Rio Grande, and it has delivered Republican presidential margins in the high teens to low twenties in each of the last three cycles.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 11,500, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,600 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlevoix County and Floyd County. A non-English-speaking share of 22% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sierra County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sierra County, New Mexico voted Republican by 19.2 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,953 votes cast, 2,332 went Democratic and 3,473 went Republican.
What is Sierra County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Sierra 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 9 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sierra County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sierra County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sierra County, New Mexico?
Sierra County, New Mexico has a population of 11,500 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sierra County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Sierra County, New Mexico is $41,600 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Sierra County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sierra County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.