Garcia Opera House · Photo: TDBurleigh · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Socorro run?
Socorro’s city government spent $11 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,306 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Socorro didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Socorro is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,306 per resident a year, or $3.58 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Socorro didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Socorro yet
Every year of Socorro’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,155 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.76% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Socorro’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Socorro’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Socorro →
Who’s in charge in Socorro
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Socorro’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on socorronm.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 62 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (8,443).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Socorro Consolidated Schools
Socorro’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,733 per pupil, $11,211 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Socorro’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Socorro alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Socorro County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%3,651 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.6%3,379 votesOthers: 1.1% (76 votes).
Most votes in Socorro County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Socorro lies in Socorro County. Every 2024 race in Socorro County is on the county’s page.
Socorro County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Socorro.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: socorronm.gov ↗
- 2New Mexico HouseSocorro is split between 2 districts
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Socorro’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Socorro’s government
How much does Socorro spend per resident?
About $1,306 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Socorro didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $17.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Socorro?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,155 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see socorronm.gov.
Who runs Socorro’s government?
See socorronm.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Socorro yet.
How did Socorro vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Socorro alone. Socorro County, where 100% of Socorro lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Socorro?
136 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $484,348 (about $5.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Socorro in the state legislature?
Socorro is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New Mexico Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Socorro’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Socorro, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →