† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
4 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupEl Paso (Las Cruces)United States
Mexican73.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.8%
Spaniard0.8%—
Spanish0.4%—
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.4%
German4.4%12.5%
English3.0%9.5%
Irish2.8%9.4%
American2.5%5.3%
Italian1.1%4.8%
French0.6%1.6%
Scottish0.5%1.3%
Polish0.5%2.2%
African American†2.1%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%
Filipino0.3%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Korean0.2%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
El Paso (Las Cruces)
United States
Median age
33.8
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
El Paso (Las Cruces)
United States
Median household income
$59,167
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
El Paso (Las Cruces)
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
63.3%
22.3%
Spanish
61.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
El Paso (Las Cruces)
United States
Catholic
42.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+43.2%
1916
+17.1%
1920
−9.2%
1924
+39.2%
1928
−5.0%
1932
+52.3%
1936
+61.0%
1940
+41.4%
1944
+45.8%
1948
+39.1%
1952
−15.0%
1956
−11.6%
1960
+8.8%
1964
+24.1%
1968
−0.9%
1972
−21.3%
1976
+0.9%
1980
−13.9%
1984
−14.5%
1988
+3.2%
1992
+13.4%
1996
+25.8%
2000
+15.0%
2004
+10.2%
2008
+28.4%
2012
+27.3%
2016
+36.4%
2020
+30.9%
2024
+13.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
56.0%Harris189,687
42.5%Trump143,928
0.5%Stein1,688 +4
D+13.5
R+17.3
D+15.0
338,795
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic56.0%189,687
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.5%143,928
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%1,688
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%1,500
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,488
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.1%498
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%6
D
64.5%Biden226,892
33.6%Trump118,327
1.9%
D+30.9
R+5.5
D+26.4
351,885
D
64.7%Clinton186,568
28.3%Trump81,669
6.9%
D+36.4
D+9.1
D+34.3
288,208
D
62.7%Obama151,038
35.4%Romney85,238
1.9%
D+27.3
R+1.0
D+23.5
240,868
D
63.7%Obama163,225
35.4%McCain90,566
0.9%
D+28.4
D+18.2
D+21.1
256,170
D
54.7%Kerry127,581
44.5%Bush103,793
0.8%
D+10.2
R+4.8
D+12.7
233,207
D
56.1%Gore108,717
41.2%Bush79,764
2.7%
D+15.0
R+10.8
D+14.4
193,629
D
59.8%Clinton107,961
34.1%Dole61,492
6.1%
D+25.8
D+12.3
D+17.2
180,413
D
48.8%Clinton88,397
35.4%Bush64,108
15.8%
D+13.4
D+10.2
D+7.9
181,096
D
51.3%Dukakis83,193
48.0%Bush77,977
0.7%
D+3.2
D+17.7
D+10.9
162,326
R
42.5%Mondale66,564
57.0%Reagan89,333
0.5%
R+14.5
R+0.6
D+3.7
156,663
R
39.7%Carter51,738
53.6%Reagan69,827
6.6%
R+13.9
R+14.8
R+4.2
130,206
D
49.8%Carter58,399
48.9%Ford57,353
1.3%
D+0.9
D+22.2
R+1.2
117,290
R
38.8%McGovern42,339
60.2%Nixon65,565
1.0%
R+21.3
R+20.4
D+1.8
108,986
R
45.7%Humphrey40,935
46.6%Nixon41,754
7.7%
R+0.9
R+25.0
R+0.2
89,586
D
61.9%Johnson46,709
37.8%Goldwater28,505
0.3%
D+24.1
D+15.3
D+1.5
75,464
D
54.3%Kennedy35,684
45.5%Nixon29,907
0.3%
D+8.8
D+20.4
D+8.6
65,767
R
43.9%Stevenson20,712
55.5%Eisenhower26,197
0.5%
R+11.6
D+3.3
D+3.8
47,161
R
42.4%Stevenson19,665
57.4%Eisenhower26,593
0.2%
R+15.0
R+54.1
R+4.2
46,330
D
68.5%Truman21,138
29.4%Dewey9,071
2.1%
D+39.1
R+6.7
D+34.6
30,845
D
68.1%Roosevelt16,131
22.3%Dewey5,273
9.7%
D+45.8
D+4.5
D+38.3
23,692
D
70.6%Roosevelt18,311
29.2%Willkie7,583
0.1%
D+41.4
R+19.6
D+31.4
25,931
D
80.1%Roosevelt18,066
19.1%Landon4,314
0.8%
D+61.0
D+8.7
D+36.7
22,561
D
75.4%Roosevelt17,095
23.1%Hoover5,244
1.4%
D+52.3
D+57.3
D+34.5
22,664
R
47.5%Smith8,485
52.5%Hoover9,386
0.0%
R+5.0
R+44.3
D+12.4
17,879
D
68.2%Davis9,630
29.0%Coolidge4,092
2.8%
D+39.2
D+48.4
D+64.4
14,118
R
45.0%Cox5,598
54.2%Harding6,740
0.8%
R+9.2
R+26.3
D+17.0
12,432
D
57.5%Wilson4,805
40.5%Hughes3,378
2.0%
D+17.1
R+26.1
D+13.9
8,351
D
62.1%Wilson3,954
18.9%Taft1,203
19.0%
D+43.2
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D+23.7
6,368
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+14.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+13.5
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.6 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in El Paso (Las Cruces)
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
144,272
58,948
38,578
43,884
2,862
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−6,080 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −79,168 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in El Paso (Las Cruces) in El Paso (Las Cruces): net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+5,971
2012
−1,007
2013
−15,216
2014
−10,518
2015
−14,933
2016
−7,872
2017
−5,602
2018
−6,872
2019
−4,060
2021
−893
2022
−4,669
2023
−2,911
2024
−4,506
2025
−6,080
Spanning El Paso and Las Cruces, this majority-Hispanic media market sits at the U.S.-Mexico boundary, producing consistently high Democratic margins at the federal level while local races often turn on turnout gaps between the two anchor cities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 21.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 17.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.5 points.
A population of 1,100,643, a 14% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,167 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen and Albuquerque-Santa Fe.
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In 2024, El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas voted Democratic by 13.5 points (D+13.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 338,795 votes cast, 189,687 went Democratic and 143,928 went Republican.
When did El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas?
El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas has a population of 1,100,643 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas?
Median household income in El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas is $59,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in El Paso (Las Cruces), Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
