New Mexico 1st Congressional District (NM) — Elections 1876–2024

New Mexico 1st Congressional District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+25 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 426,4872024 5-year
Median household income: $66,9782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 51.1%2024 5-year
Black: 2.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 49.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+25 in 1956MIT Election Lab

STANSBURY, Melanie AnnCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HAALAND, Debra (2021–2023), HAALAND, Debra (2019–2021), LUJAN GRISHAM, Michelle (2017–2019), LUJAN GRISHAM, Michelle (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

10 counties · 4 D · 6 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+10.3%	105,331	85,208	195,219
2020	D	+14.1%	110,730	82,837	198,117
2016	D	+9.0%	82,474	67,043	171,147
2012	D	+9.9%	88,878	72,092	169,297
2008	D	+15.1%	101,880	74,786	179,034
2004	R	−1.6%	78,628	81,257	161,802
2000	R	−2.0%	59,879	62,465	128,049
1996	D	+3.6%	54,922	50,793	115,937
1992	D	+5.2%	54,273	47,860	122,906
1988	R	−10.2%	48,153	59,200	108,632
1984	R	−24.1%	40,359	66,368	107,856
1980	R	−20.5%	34,434	54,714	98,975
1976	R	−7.8%	41,013	48,014	89,872
1972	R	−25.5%	29,914	50,992	82,696
1968	R	−16.3%	25,896	36,748	66,690
1964	D	+12.9%	37,439	28,858	66,696
1960	R	−3.9%	29,279	31,642	61,148
1956	R	−25.5%	17,836	30,090	48,133
1952	R	−18.0%	18,158	26,158	44,405
1948	D	+3.5%	16,934	15,769	32,943
1944	R	−1.8%	13,090	13,561	26,674
1940	D	+5.4%	16,614	14,900	31,559
1936	D	+22.4%	17,875	11,281	29,372
1932	D	+18.8%	15,151	10,310	25,769
1928	R	−23.5%	7,651	12,364	20,039
1924	R	−9.4%	7,801	9,581	18,962
1920	R	−10.6%	7,590	9,398	17,135
1916	R	−1.8%	4,954	5,144	10,370
1912	D	+0.6%	2,812	2,766	7,583
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	55.1%	44.9%	903,311
2020	D	51.7%	45.6%	917,237
2018	D	54.1%	30.5%	697,012
2014	D	55.6%	44.4%	515,506
2012	D	51.0%	45.3%	775,793
2008	D	61.3%	38.7%	823,650
2006	D	70.6%	29.3%	558,550
2002	R	35.0%	65.0%	483,056
2000	D	61.7%	38.3%	589,526
1996	R	29.8%	64.7%	551,821
1994	D	54.0%	46.0%	463,196
1990	R	27.0%	72.9%	406,938
1988	D	63.3%	36.7%	508,598
1984	R	28.1%	71.9%	502,634
1982	D	53.8%	46.2%	404,810
1978	R	46.6%	53.4%	343,487
1976	R	42.7%	56.8%	413,056

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

9.6%

English

9.4%

Irish

7.6%

American

4.2%

Italian

3.0%

Scottish

1.8%

French

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.6%

75–84

3.1%

5.4%

65–74

6.1%

6.3%

55–64

6.6%

5.7%

45–54

5.8%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.0%

25–34

6.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.2%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.5%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,978

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$66,978

New Mexico$64,059

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.0%

Working age (18–64)15.0%

Seniors (65+)12.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

73.3%

speak English only

Spanish21.7%

Other languages2.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

31.2%

Other Christian

11.6%

Baptist

3.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Mexico's 1st District covers the core of Albuquerque and returned a D+19.5 margin in 2024, reflecting a majority-minority electorate in which Hispanic residents make up roughly half the population.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 1st Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-two points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,978, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 426,487 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, New Mexico vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, New Mexico voted Democratic by 10.3 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 195,219 votes cast, 105,331 went Democratic and 85,208 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, New Mexico's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, New Mexico as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, New Mexico last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, New Mexico?

Congressional District 1, New Mexico has a population of 426,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, New Mexico?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, New Mexico is $66,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, New Mexico?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Mexico 1st Congressional District delivered D+10 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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Demographics

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