New Mexico 3rd Congressional District (NM) — Elections 1876–2024

New Mexico 3rd Congressional District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+7%. Democratic peak: D+28 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 759,5842024 5-year
Median household income: $67,9172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 41.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+23 in 1972MIT Election Lab

LEGER FERNANDEZ, TeresaCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2019–2021), LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2017–2019), LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2015–2017), LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

18 counties · 8 D · 10 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	+7.1%	178,949	154,590	341,245
2020	D	+12.1%	186,641	145,484	339,386
2016	D	+10.5%	145,431	114,672	292,883
2012	D	+14.2%	158,102	117,466	286,173
2008	D	+19.1%	179,026	121,090	303,862
2004	D	+4.1%	142,560	131,326	276,823
2000	D	+4.6%	107,538	97,685	214,960
1996	D	+12.1%	103,169	78,914	201,121
1992	D	+14.3%	98,846	70,160	200,316
1988	D	+2.5%	93,575	88,996	184,925
1984	R	−15.7%	75,783	104,408	182,224
1980	R	−16.1%	62,090	88,128	161,746
1976	D	+3.1%	75,345	70,716	147,618
1972	R	−22.8%	51,285	82,585	137,256
1968	R	−10.2%	48,863	61,223	121,345
1964	D	+21.9%	74,977	47,933	123,593
1960	D	+1.3%	61,704	60,138	122,495
1956	R	−12.7%	45,451	58,774	104,597
1952	R	−10.2%	45,882	56,353	102,540
1948	D	+13.1%	49,143	37,739	87,315
1944	D	+5.4%	37,765	33,870	71,703
1940	D	+13.5%	51,024	38,866	90,019
1936	D	+23.3%	51,888	32,130	84,700
1932	D	+27.6%	49,037	27,540	77,896
1928	R	−17.3%	25,645	36,395	62,121
1924	R	−2.3%	26,847	28,224	59,973
1920	R	−9.7%	25,281	30,795	56,742
1916	D	+6.2%	18,234	16,028	35,573
1912	D	+3.0%	11,367	10,531	27,681
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

8.5%

English

8.3%

Irish

6.8%

American

3.6%

Italian

2.3%

Scottish

1.7%

French

1.5%

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.9%

75–84

3.3%

5.8%

65–74

6.5%

6.2%

55–64

6.7%

5.6%

45–54

5.7%

6.4%

35–44

6.2%

6.3%

25–34

6.1%

4.4%

18–24

4.0%

8.6%

5–17

8.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,917

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$67,917

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

17.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.8%

Working age (18–64)16.3%

Seniors (65+)15.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.0%

speak English only

Spanish21.3%

Other languages8.8%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

34.4%

Other Christian

10.9%

Baptist

4.0%

Non-Christian

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Mexico's 3rd stretches across the state's northern and western reaches, encompassing large portions of the Navajo Nation and majority-Hispanic rural counties that have consistently returned double-digit Democratic presidential margins.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,917, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 759,584 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, New Mexico vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, New Mexico voted Democratic by 7.1 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 341,245 votes cast, 178,949 went Democratic and 154,590 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, New Mexico's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 3, New Mexico last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, New Mexico voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, New Mexico?

Congressional District 3, New Mexico has a population of 759,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, New Mexico?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, New Mexico is $67,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, New Mexico?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Mexico 3rd Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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Demographics

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