Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lea County, NM — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lea County, New Mexico voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+61.6 — 3,930 Democratic to 16,997 Republican of 21,209 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 67.6 points more Republican than New Mexico overall (D+6.0).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Lea County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,930 | 16,997 | 282 | 18.5% | 80.1% | R+61.6 |
| 2020 | 4,061 | 16,531 | 326 | 19.4% | 79.0% | R+59.6 |
| 2016 | 3,930 | 12,495 | 1,287 | 22.2% | 70.5% | R+48.4 |
| 2012 | 4,080 | 12,548 | 387 | 24.0% | 73.7% | R+49.8 |
| 2008 | 5,108 | 13,347 | 190 | 27.4% | 71.6% | R+44.2 |
| 2004 | 3,646 | 14,430 | 105 | 20.1% | 79.4% | R+59.3 |
| 2000 | 3,855 | 10,157 | 244 | 27.0% | 71.2% | R+44.2 |
Lea County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lea County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Lea County, New Mexico in 2024 by R+61.6, with 21,209 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lea County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lea County shifted 2.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+59.6) and 2024 (R+61.6).
Is Lea County more Democratic or Republican than New Mexico overall?+
In 2024, Lea County went R+61.6 while New Mexico overall went D+6.0 — 67.6 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.