Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Sierra County, NM — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Sierra County, New Mexico voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+19.2 — 2,332 Democratic to 3,473 Republican of 5,953 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.3 points toward Democrats. That makes it 25.2 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 Sierra County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,332 | 3,473 | 148 | 39.2% | 58.3% | R+19.2 |
| 2020 | 2,265 | 3,542 | 138 | 38.1% | 59.6% | R+21.5 |
| 2016 | 1,612 | 3,010 | 559 | 31.1% | 58.1% | R+27.0 |
| 2012 | 1,964 | 2,928 | 210 | 38.5% | 57.4% | R+18.9 |
| 2008 | 2,352 | 3,017 | 116 | 42.9% | 55.0% | R+12.1 |
| 2004 | 1,926 | 3,162 | 69 | 37.3% | 61.3% | R+24.0 |
| 2000 | 1,689 | 2,721 | 176 | 36.8% | 59.3% | R+22.5 |
Sierra County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Sierra County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Sierra County, New Mexico in 2024 by R+19.2, with 5,953 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Sierra County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Sierra County shifted 2.3 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+21.5) and 2024 (R+19.2).
Is Sierra County more Democratic or Republican than New Mexico overall?+
In 2024, Sierra County went R+19.2 while New Mexico overall went D+6.0 — 25.2 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.