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New Mexico 3rd State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1912–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1912 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German13.2%8.7%12.5%

English11.5%8.5%9.5%

Irish9.2%6.9%9.4%

Scottish3.2%1.7%1.3%

American3.2%3.9%5.3%

French2.5%1.4%1.6%

Italian1.8%2.4%4.8%

Norwegian1.3%——

Mexican15.0%32.4%11.3%

Spanish4.4%4.2%—

Spaniard2.0%3.6%—

Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%

Navajo25.8%5.8%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Median age	38.4	39.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.5%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.0%	19.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Median household income	$53,786	$64,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	19.0%	17.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.3%	30.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.6%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.4%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$180,600	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$902	$1,067	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	49.2%	50.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	13.0%	12.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Mean commute	24.3 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	8.3%	12.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	27.9%	31.4%	22.3%
Spanish	8.7%	24.5%	13.6%
Other languages	18.2%	4.5%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Catholic	—	29.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	12.9%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	47.5%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	NM HD 3	New Mexico	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.6%	9.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.7%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.9%	5.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.9%	7.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.469	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic23.0%2,971TrumpRepublican75.3%9,740OtherAll other candidates1.7%226

R+52.3

Lead: 6,769
Total: 12,937
vs nation: R+50.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic22.1%2,826TrumpRepublican75.7%9,661OtherAll other candidates2.1%272

R+53.6

Lead: 6,835
Total: 12,759
vs nation: R+58.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic17.2%1,944TrumpRepublican73.6%8,337OtherAll other candidates9.2%1,039

R+56.5

Lead: 6,393
Total: 11,320
vs nation: R+58.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic21.4%2,413RomneyRepublican76.2%8,602OtherAll other candidates2.4%271

R+54.8

Lead: 6,189
Total: 11,286
vs nation: R+58.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic23.9%2,652McCainRepublican75.1%8,314OtherAll other candidates1.0%109

R+51.1

Lead: 5,662
Total: 11,075
vs nation: R+58.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic19.9%2,211BushRepublican79.1%8,793OtherAll other candidates1.0%109

R+59.2

Lead: 6,582
Total: 11,113
vs nation: R+56.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic21.7%1,832BushRepublican75.5%6,378OtherAll other candidates2.8%234

R+53.8

Lead: 4,546
Total: 8,444
vs nation: R+54.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic23.9%1,832DoleRepublican67.2%5,152OtherAll other candidates8.9%686

R+43.3

Lead: 3,320
Total: 7,670
vs nation: R+51.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+52.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 28,3232024 5-year
Population density: 37 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 774 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $53,7862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 51.6%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 28.8%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+74.1 in 1952MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 1, NM · twin score 97.4

presidential history

Party record book

New Mexico 3rd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1912–2024 · 29 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1916

40.2%

82 votes · R+17.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 35.3%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

87.1%

1,190 votes · R+74.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 83.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

2,971votes

23.0% of the vote · R+52.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 2,826 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

9,740votes

75.3% of the vote · R+52.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,661 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

−11.5pts D vs U.S.

Place R+36.7 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · −18.6 pts

Republican

Thomas E. Dewey1948

+65.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+61.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · +63.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBill HallState House · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	33.5%4,017	66.5%7,972	11,989

Anchored in the rural northwest corner of the state, this district delivered a 52.3-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that has trended steadily Democratic at the statewide level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 74.1 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.3 points.

A population of 28,323, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,786 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 1 and State House District 2.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 1

2008–2020 trajectory

State House District 2

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 24

2008–2020 trajectory≠ English ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

District research tools

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 3rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, New Mexico 3rd State House District voted Republican by 52.3 points (R+52.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,937 votes cast, 2,971 went Democratic and 9,740 went Republican.

How many people live in New Mexico 3rd State House District?

New Mexico 3rd State House District has a population of 28,323 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in New Mexico 3rd State House District?

Median household income in New Mexico 3rd State House District is $53,786 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of New Mexico 3rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 3rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.