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1876–2024
State House District 3·New Mexico

New Mexico 3rd State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of New Mexico's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
R+32
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
17,202
2024 ACS

New Mexico 3rd State House District, New Mexico: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+32MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
17,2022024 5-year
Median household income
$55,8722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
39.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.7%
2,4844,8737,528
R
−28.3%
2,5724,6767,438
R
−32.7%
1,8303,9756,558
R
−28.1%
2,2554,1036,576
R
−21.2%
2,5643,9646,615
R
−32.6%
2,1114,1996,401
R
−27.3%
1,7043,0494,929
R
−16.6%
1,7172,4864,630
R
−7.0%
1,6071,9084,307
R
−18.4%
1,5782,3043,947
R
−34.8%
1,2752,6583,970
R
−37.8%
9542,2163,342
R
−11.4%
1,2251,5432,800
R
−40.6%
6111,5342,271
R
−25.6%
5741,0902,018
D
+0.7%
9829681,976
R
−16.3%
7641,0701,875
R
−36.0%
3457391,094
R
−39.8%
236550788
R
−21.6%
220342564
R
−13.9%
155205361
R
−9.6%
206250456
D
+6.4%
218191419
D
+21.9%
214132375
R
−32.8%
103204308
R
−3.5%
116126282
R
−8.4%
118140262
D
+23.7%
9155152
D
+27.0%
7029152
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.9%
English
6.9%
Irish
5.5%
Scottish
1.9%
American
1.9%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.1%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
5.1%
65–74
5.4%
6.1%
55–64
6.4%
5.4%
45–54
5.6%
6.7%
35–44
6.6%
6.4%
25–34
6.4%
4.3%
18–24
4.2%
9.7%
5–17
9.6%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,872
State House District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 3$55,872
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
23.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.2%
Working age (18–64)21.1%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.1%
speak English only
Other languages18.2%
Spanish8.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
18.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.7%
Baptist
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural northwest corner of the state, this district delivered a 50-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that has trended steadily Democratic at the statewide level.

The Republican margin in New Mexico 3rd State House District reached its widest at forty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $55,872, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 17,202 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 3, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 3, New Mexico voted Republican by 31.7 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,528 votes cast, 2,484 went Democratic and 4,873 went Republican.
What is State House District 3, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 3, New Mexico as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 3, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 3, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 3, New Mexico?
State House District 3, New Mexico has a population of 17,202 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 3, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 3, New Mexico is $55,872 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 3, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 3, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.