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Las Cruces, NM Metro Area


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2022 population: 223,337   ( 14,104 from 2010 , 3,770 from 2020)
Land area: 3808.2 square miles
Population density: 58.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:58,300 26.10% 7.4%
Black:3,7681.69% 33.4%
Indian:1,7450.78% 14.7%
Asian:2,7631.24% 28.1%
2+ races:2,3841.07% 25.8%
Hispanic:154,37769.12% 12.3%
Total non-White:165,03773.90% 12.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,307 12.1
Deaths:5,29812.1
Net Migration: 2,5035.7
Net Immigration: 1,1762.7
Change in White population:-4,692 -2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:18,796 9.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Las Cruces, NM Metro Area



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2020 49% Joe Biden (D) 47,957 58.0% Donald Trump* (R) 32,802 39.7% 1,882 [+] 2.3% 82,641 -7 0.05%
2016 44% Hillary Clinton (D) 37,947 53.7% Donald Trump (R) 25,374 35.9% 7,327 [+] 10.4% 70,648 -10 0.05%
2012 43% Barack Obama* (D) 37,139 55.9% Mitt Romney (R) 27,322 41.1% 1,962 [+] 3.0% 66,423 -6 0.05%
2008 47% Barack Obama (D) 40,282 58.1% John McCain (R) 28,068 40.5% 930 [+] 1.3% 69,280 -5 0.05%
2004 46% John Kerry (D) 31,762 51.3% George W. Bush* (R) 29,548 47.7% 650 [+] 1.0% 61,960 -3 0.05%
2000 38% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 23,912 51.3% George W. Bush (R) 21,263 45.6% 1,478 [+] 3.2% 46,653 -2 0.04%
1996 39% Bill Clinton* (D) 22,766 52.3% Robert Dole (R) 17,541 40.3% 3,257 [+] 7.5% 43,564 0 0.05%
1992 44% Bill Clinton (D) 19,894 45.0% George Bush* (R) 16,308 36.9% 8,015 [+] 18.1% 44,217 -1 0.04%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 21,582 51.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 19,608 47.0% 557 [+] 1.3% 41,747 -2 0.05%
1984 47% Ronald Reagan* (R) 22,153 60.9% Walter Mondale (D) 13,878 38.1% 362 1.0% 36,393 2 0.04%
1980 44% Ronald Reagan (R) 15,539 53.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,839 37.6% 2,442 [+] 8.5% 28,820 3 0.03%
1976 50% Gerald Ford* (R) 13,888 52.9% Jimmy Carter (D) 12,036 45.8% 337 [+] 1.3% 26,261 5 0.03%
1972 53% Richard Nixon* (R) 14,562 59.8% George McGovern (D) 9,416 38.6% 388 [+] 1.6% 24,366 -1 0.03%
1968 56% Richard Nixon (R) 10,824 54.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 7,658 38.3% 1,508 [+] 7.5% 19,990 11 0.03%
1964 54% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 10,748 59.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 7,280 40.3% 57 0.3% 18,085 2 0.03%
1960 54% John Kennedy (D) 8,905 53.1% Richard Nixon (R) 7,789 46.5% 61 0.4% 16,755 -3 0.02%
1956 43% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,025 58.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,918 41.0% 48 0.4% 11,991 1 0.02%
1952 45% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 5,902 56.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,556 43.5% 20 0.2% 10,478 1 0.02%
1948 43% Harry Truman* (D) 5,116 59.5% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,440 40.0% 37 [+] 0.4% 8,593 -5 0.02%
1944 41% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,172 56.9% Thomas Dewey (R) 3,149 43.0% 6 0.1% 7,327 -3 0.02%
1940 56% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,208 58.3% Wendell Willkie (R) 3,720 41.6% 8 0.1% 8,936 -3 0.02%
1936 55% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,544 68.4% Alf Landon (R) 2,494 30.8% 64 [+] 0.8% 8,102 -6 0.02%
1932 54% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,133 67.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,354 31.0% 108 [+] 1.4% 7,595 -9 0.02%
1928 42% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,141 59.1% Al Smith (D) 2,169 40.8% 8 [+] 0.2% 5,318 1 0.01%
1924 46% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,823 58.6% John Davis (D) 1,775 36.8% 221 [+] 4.6% 4,819 5 0.02%
1920 48% Warren Harding (R) 2,627 66.3% James Cox (D) 1,318 33.2% 19 [+] 0.5% 3,964 6 0.01%
1916 34% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,606 59.3% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,079 39.9% 22 [+] 0.8% 2,707 13 0.01%
1912 29% William Taft* (R) 912 44.2% Woodrow Wilson (D) 895 43.4% 257 [+] 12.5% 2,064 21 0.01%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 47,957 58.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 32,802 39.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,129 1.4%
Other 753 0.9%
TOTAL 82,641
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): -7


2016 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 37,947 53.7%
Donald Trump (R) 25,374 35.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,471 7.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 953 1.3%
Evan McMullin (I) 566 0.8%
Other 337 0.5%
TOTAL 70,648
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -10


2012 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 37,139 55.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 27,322 41.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,497 2.3%
Other 465 0.7%
TOTAL 66,423
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 40,282 58.1%
John McCain (R) 28,068 40.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 466 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 221 0.3%
Other 243 0.4%
TOTAL 69,280
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -5


2004 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 29,548 47.7%
John Kerry (D) 31,762 51.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 369 0.6%
Other 281 0.5%
TOTAL 61,960
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): -3


2000 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 21,263 45.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 23,912 51.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,158 2.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 117 0.3%
Other 203 0.4%
TOTAL 46,653
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): -2


1996 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 22,766 52.3%
Robert Dole (R) 17,541 40.3%
Ross Perot (Ref) 2,269 5.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 635 1.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 243 0.6%
Other 110 0.3%
TOTAL 43,564
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 0


1992 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 19,894 45.0%
George Bush* (R) 16,308 36.9%
Ross Perot (I) 7,682 17.4%
Other 333 0.8%
TOTAL 44,217
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -1


1988 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 21,582 51.7%
Michael Dukakis (D) 19,608 47.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 281 0.7%
Other 276 0.7%
TOTAL 41,747
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -2


1984 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 22,153 60.9%
Walter Mondale (D) 13,878 38.1%
Other 362 1.0%
TOTAL 36,393
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 15,539 53.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,839 37.6%
John Anderson (I) 1,863 6.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 357 1.2%
Other 222 0.8%
TOTAL 28,820
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): 3


1976 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 12,036 45.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 13,888 52.9%
Other 337 1.3%
TOTAL 26,261
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 5


1972 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 14,562 59.8%
George McGovern (D) 9,416 38.6%
John Schmitz (Amer) 367 1.5%
Other 21 0.1%
TOTAL 24,366
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -1


1968 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 10,824 54.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 7,658 38.3%
George Wallace (AIP) 1,453 7.3%
Other 55 0.3%
TOTAL 19,990
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 11


1964 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 10,748 59.4%
Barry Goldwater (R) 7,280 40.3%
Other 57 0.3%
TOTAL 18,085
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 2


1960 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 8,905 53.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 7,789 46.5%
Other 61 0.4%
TOTAL 16,755
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -3


1956 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,025 58.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,918 41.0%
Other 48 0.4%
TOTAL 11,991
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 1


1952 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 5,902 56.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,556 43.5%
Other 20 0.2%
TOTAL 10,478
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 1


1948 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 5,116 59.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 3,440 40.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 32 0.4%
Other 5 0.1%
TOTAL 8,593
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): -5


1944 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,172 56.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 3,149 43.0%
Other 6 0.1%
TOTAL 7,327
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): -3


1940 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,208 58.3%
Wendell Willkie (R) 3,720 41.6%
Other 8 0.1%
TOTAL 8,936
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -3


1936 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,544 68.4%
Alf Landon (R) 2,494 30.8%
William Lemke (Union) 41 0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 17 0.2%
Other 6 0.1%
TOTAL 8,102
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): -6


1932 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,133 67.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,354 31.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 104 1.4%
Other 4 0.1%
TOTAL 7,595
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -9


1928 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 3,141 59.1%
Al Smith (D) 2,169 40.8%
Other 8 0.2%
TOTAL 5,318
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 1


1924 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,823 58.6%
John Davis (D) 1,775 36.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 221 4.6%
TOTAL 4,819
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 5


1920 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 2,627 66.3%
James Cox (D) 1,318 33.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 19 0.5%
TOTAL 3,964
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 6


1916 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,079 39.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,606 59.3%
Allan Benson (Soc) 22 0.8%
TOTAL 2,707
Turnout: 34% Diff (US): 13


1912 President, Las Cruces, NM Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 895 43.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 241 11.7%
William Taft* (R) 912 44.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 16 0.8%
TOTAL 2,064
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): 21
* incumbent