Torrance County, New Mexico: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+38 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,4902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8422024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 43.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ionia County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Torrance CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Torrance 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 | −9.9% |
| 1916 | −15.8% |
| 1920 | −21.5% |
| 1924 | −12.2% |
| 1928 | −29.3% |
| 1932 | +9.8% |
| 1936 | +11.9% |
| 1940 | −13.2% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | −0.4% |
| 1952 | −10.2% |
| 1956 | −13.1% |
| 1960 | −8.5% |
| 1964 | +10.0% |
| 1968 | −13.8% |
| 1972 | −31.2% |
| 1976 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | −19.5% |
| 1984 | −29.0% |
| 1988 | −16.1% |
| 1992 | −0.1% |
| 1996 | −1.8% |
| 2000 | −20.6% |
| 2004 | −25.2% |
| 2008 | −9.3% |
| 2012 | −17.2% |
| 2016 | −30.5% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −38.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,144 | 4,880 | 7,179 | ||
| R | 2,344 | 4,772 | 7,281 | ||
| R | 1,785 | 3,714 | 6,324 | ||
| R | 2,428 | 3,529 | 6,402 | ||
| R | 3,087 | 3,735 | 6,941 | ||
| R | 2,386 | 4,026 | 6,507 | ||
| R | 1,868 | 2,891 | 4,960 | ||
| R | 2,072 | 2,154 | 4,655 | ||
| R | 1,662 | 1,667 | 4,167 | ||
| R | 1,618 | 2,252 | 3,938 | ||
| R | 1,274 | 2,326 | 3,633 | ||
| R | 1,261 | 1,907 | 3,321 | ||
| D | 1,526 | 1,462 | 3,012 | ||
| R | 908 | 1,758 | 2,724 | ||
| R | 974 | 1,316 | 2,484 | ||
| D | 1,446 | 1,183 | 2,635 | ||
| R | 1,308 | 1,554 | 2,884 | ||
| R | 1,201 | 1,567 | 2,787 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 1,747 | 3,177 | ||
| R | 1,696 | 1,709 | 3,412 | ||
| R | 1,438 | 2,014 | 3,456 | ||
| R | 1,921 | 2,509 | 4,439 | ||
| D | 2,346 | 1,843 | 4,227 | ||
| D | 2,202 | 1,803 | 4,071 | ||
| R | 1,070 | 1,958 | 3,034 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 1,666 | 3,255 | ||
| R | 1,125 | 1,751 | 2,905 | ||
| R | 679 | 948 | 1,698 | ||
| R | 390 | 520 | 1,315 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
American
8.7%
Irish
8.6%
German
8.4%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.0%
African American
2.0%
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: 43.3 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
$57,842
Torrance County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Torrance County$57,842
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Torrance County ranks near the middle 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
18.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.4%
Working age (18–64)16.8%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.0%
speak English only
Spanish17.8%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Torrance County stretches across the Estancia Valley east of the Manzano Mountains, with a small, rural population that has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, delivering some of New Mexico's widest margins.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 15,490, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,842 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ionia County and Jackson County. A non-English-speaking share of 21% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Torrance County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Torrance County, New Mexico voted Republican by 38.1 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,179 votes cast, 2,144 went Democratic and 4,880 went Republican.
What is Torrance County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Torrance 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 4 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Torrance County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Torrance County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Torrance County, New Mexico?
Torrance County, New Mexico has a population of 15,490 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Torrance County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Torrance County, New Mexico is $57,842 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Torrance County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Torrance County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.