New Mexico 6th State House District, New Mexico: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,6822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,0342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 18.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 6, NMOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6,660 | 4,890 | 11,881 | ||
| D | 7,442 | 4,286 | 12,005 | ||
| D | 5,697 | 3,134 | 10,263 | ||
| D | 6,978 | 3,143 | 10,423 | ||
| D | 7,654 | 3,439 | 11,238 | ||
| D | 5,653 | 3,890 | 9,655 | ||
| D | 5,032 | 2,879 | 8,168 | ||
| D | 4,937 | 2,438 | 7,959 | ||
| D | 4,359 | 2,397 | 7,629 | ||
| D | 4,478 | 2,984 | 7,531 | ||
| D | 3,853 | 3,734 | 7,645 | ||
| R | 1,299 | 1,956 | 3,451 | ||
| D | 1,829 | 1,232 | 3,094 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 1,432 | 2,879 | ||
| D | 1,198 | 1,168 | 2,554 | ||
| D | 1,845 | 791 | 2,668 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 1,137 | 2,640 | ||
| R | 889 | 1,187 | 2,084 | ||
| D | 826 | 825 | 1,656 | ||
| D | 799 | 563 | 1,374 | ||
| D | 590 | 413 | 1,003 | ||
| D | 674 | 454 | 1,129 | ||
| D | 674 | 375 | 1,052 | ||
| D | 559 | 366 | 931 | ||
| R | 333 | 554 | 890 | ||
| R | 307 | 441 | 861 | ||
| R | 264 | 407 | 678 | ||
| R | 147 | 179 | 327 | ||
| R | 60 | 70 | 195 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
3.2%
German
3.1%
English
2.2%
American
1.8%
Scottish
0.8%
French
0.5%
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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,034
State House District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 6$49,034
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
31.1%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1842.1%
Working age (18–64)27.8%
Seniors (65+)22.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.7%
speak English only
Other languages34.5%
Spanish8.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of just 1.6 points, this 28,000-person district sits at the competitive edge of New Mexico's legislative map, making it a perennial focus for both parties in state house contests.
The Democratic margin in New Mexico 6th State House District peaked at forty points in 1964. By 1984 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $49,034 sits well below state and national norms, and 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 6, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 6, New Mexico voted Democratic by 14.9 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,881 votes cast, 6,660 went Democratic and 4,890 went Republican.
What is State House District 6, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 6, New Mexico as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 6, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 6, New Mexico voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 6, New Mexico?
State House District 6, New Mexico has a population of 33,682 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 6, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 6, New Mexico is $49,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 6, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 6, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.