Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Otero County, NM — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Otero County, New Mexico voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+27.0 — 8,582 Democratic to 15,117 Republican of 24,242 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 33.0 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 Otero County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,582 | 15,117 | 543 | 35.4% | 62.4% | R+27.0 |
| 2020 | 8,485 | 14,521 | 565 | 36.0% | 61.6% | R+25.6 |
| 2016 | 6,124 | 11,887 | 2,049 | 30.5% | 59.3% | R+28.7 |
| 2012 | 6,829 | 12,451 | 732 | 34.1% | 62.2% | R+28.1 |
| 2008 | 8,610 | 12,806 | 350 | 39.6% | 58.8% | R+19.3 |
| 2004 | 6,433 | 14,066 | 265 | 31.0% | 67.7% | R+36.8 |
| 2000 | 5,465 | 10,258 | 481 | 33.7% | 63.3% | R+29.6 |
Otero County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Otero County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Otero County, New Mexico in 2024 by R+27.0, with 24,242 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Otero County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Otero County shifted 1.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+25.6) and 2024 (R+27.0).
Is Otero County more Democratic or Republican than New Mexico overall?+
In 2024, Otero County went R+27.0 while New Mexico overall went D+6.0 — 33.0 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.