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New Mexico 4th 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

Navajo78.9%5.8%—

Aztec0.4%——

German2.7%8.7%12.5%

English2.4%8.5%9.5%

Irish1.9%6.9%9.4%

Scottish0.7%1.7%1.3%

American0.7%3.9%5.3%

French0.5%1.4%1.6%

Italian0.4%2.4%4.8%

Norwegian0.3%——

Mexican4.3%32.4%11.3%

Spanish1.3%4.2%—

Spaniard0.6%3.6%—

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 4	New Mexico	United States
Median age	35.8	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 4	New Mexico	United States
Median household income	$48,179	$64,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	31.6%	17.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.3%	30.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	NM HD 4	New Mexico	United States
Owner-occupied homes	62.2%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	37.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$123,300	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$890	$1,067	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.7%	50.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.4%	12.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	NM HD 4	New Mexico	United States
Mean commute	27.1 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	11.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.6%	73.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	4.1%	12.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	NM HD 4	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 4	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 4	New Mexico	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.8%	9.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.2%	5.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.0%	7.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.457	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

HarrisDemocratic50.4%5,398TrumpRepublican46.5%4,977OtherAll other candidates3.1%337

D+3.9

Lead: 421
Total: 10,712
vs nation: D+5.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic56.1%6,052TrumpRepublican41.2%4,447OtherAll other candidates2.7%294

D+14.9

Lead: 1,605
Total: 10,793
vs nation: D+10.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic46.5%4,200TrumpRepublican38.7%3,491OtherAll other candidates14.8%1,341

D+7.8

Lead: 709
Total: 9,032
vs nation: D+5.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic56.6%5,164RomneyRepublican39.2%3,573OtherAll other candidates4.2%381

D+17.4

Lead: 1,591
Total: 9,118
vs nation: D+13.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic61.8%5,909McCainRepublican36.4%3,485OtherAll other candidates1.8%171

D+25.3

Lead: 2,424
Total: 9,565
vs nation: D+18.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic56.0%4,870BushRepublican42.0%3,656OtherAll other candidates2.0%172

D+14.0

Lead: 1,214
Total: 8,698
vs nation: D+16.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic56.4%3,875BushRepublican39.0%2,678OtherAll other candidates4.6%316

D+17.4

Lead: 1,197
Total: 6,869
vs nation: D+16.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic57.3%3,911DoleRepublican32.5%2,214OtherAll other candidates10.2%697

D+24.9

Lead: 1,697
Total: 6,822
vs nation: D+16.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 28,1682024 5-year
Population density: 18 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,525 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $48,1792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 10.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+67.0 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 9, NM · twin score 90.8

presidential history

Party record book

New Mexico 4th 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

80.8%

240 votes · D+67.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 77.7%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

46.5%

4,977 votes · D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 44.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

6,052votes

56.1% of the vote · D+14.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 5,909 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

4,977votes

46.5% of the vote · D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 4,447 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

James M. Cox1920

+79.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+52.9 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +71.5 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−5.4pts R vs U.S.

Place D+3.9 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · −5.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DJoseph HernandezState House · 4

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just under four points, this district sits at the competitive edge of New Mexico's political map, where rural land-use concerns and Hispanic heritage communities shape voter behavior in ways that resist easy categorization.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.0 points in 1916. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.9 points.

A population of 28,168, a 11% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,179 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 9 and State House District 6.

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 9

% Whitecollege shareelasticity

State House District 6

% Whiteelasticitycollege share

State House District 5

% Whitecollege sharemedian income≠ 2008 margin

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 4th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, New Mexico 4th State House District voted Democratic by 3.9 points (D+3.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,712 votes cast, 5,398 went Democratic and 4,977 went Republican.

How many people live in New Mexico 4th State House District?

New Mexico 4th State House District has a population of 28,168 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in New Mexico 4th State House District?

Median household income in New Mexico 4th State House District is $48,179 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of New Mexico 4th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 4th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.