Union County, New Mexico: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+56 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,0132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,6942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 40.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cheyenne County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Union CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Union County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +11.6% |
| 1916 | +13.4% |
| 1920 | −12.2% |
| 1924 | +8.5% |
| 1928 | −22.8% |
| 1932 | +44.7% |
| 1936 | +23.0% |
| 1940 | +2.2% |
| 1944 | −8.6% |
| 1948 | +12.1% |
| 1952 | −27.0% |
| 1956 | −21.7% |
| 1960 | −22.4% |
| 1964 | −3.0% |
| 1968 | −24.5% |
| 1972 | −49.2% |
| 1976 | −8.0% |
| 1980 | −34.3% |
| 1984 | −50.3% |
| 1988 | −33.3% |
| 1992 | −24.6% |
| 1996 | −28.8% |
| 2000 | −46.6% |
| 2004 | −55.4% |
| 2008 | −42.2% |
| 2012 | −43.4% |
| 2016 | −52.6% |
| 2020 | −56.2% |
| 2024 | −52.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 378 | 1,247 | 1,665 | ||
| R | 383 | 1,388 | 1,789 | ||
| R | 320 | 1,216 | 1,702 | ||
| R | 472 | 1,236 | 1,759 | ||
| R | 492 | 1,227 | 1,742 | ||
| R | 411 | 1,454 | 1,881 | ||
| R | 452 | 1,269 | 1,755 | ||
| R | 519 | 995 | 1,650 | ||
| R | 519 | 975 | 1,854 | ||
| R | 638 | 1,291 | 1,960 | ||
| R | 488 | 1,503 | 2,019 | ||
| R | 675 | 1,407 | 2,136 | ||
| R | 975 | 1,146 | 2,150 | ||
| R | 496 | 1,545 | 2,131 | ||
| R | 678 | 1,217 | 2,196 | ||
| R | 1,159 | 1,232 | 2,401 | ||
| R | 1,068 | 1,686 | 2,756 | ||
| R | 1,061 | 1,649 | 2,711 | ||
| R | 1,142 | 1,988 | 3,136 | ||
| D | 1,590 | 1,246 | 2,849 | ||
| R | 1,350 | 1,604 | 2,959 | ||
| D | 1,987 | 1,900 | 3,899 | ||
| D | 2,605 | 1,625 | 4,267 | ||
| D | 3,117 | 1,173 | 4,353 | ||
| R | 1,306 | 2,081 | 3,400 | ||
| D | 1,735 | 1,415 | 3,746 | ||
| R | 2,273 | 2,930 | 5,388 | ||
| D | 1,996 | 1,495 | 3,749 | ||
| D | 1,119 | 815 | 2,611 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.4%
English
12.6%
Irish
10.9%
American
3.8%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.8%
African American
0.9%
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: 42.6 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
$46,694
Union County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Union County$46,694
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Union 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
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)19.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.7%
speak English only
Spanish20.3%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A vast, sparsely settled county on the Oklahoma and Colorado borders, Union delivers lopsided Republican margins in nearly every cycle — its 2024 presidential result of R+52 places it among the state's most one-sided counties.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A population of 4,013, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,694 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cheyenne County and Gosper 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 Union County, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Union County, New Mexico voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,665 votes cast, 378 went Democratic and 1,247 went Republican.
What is Union County, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Union 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 7 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Union County, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Union County, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Union County, New Mexico?
Union County, New Mexico has a population of 4,013 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Union County, New Mexico?
Median household income in Union County, New Mexico is $46,694 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Union County, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Union County, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.