New Mexico 8th State House District, New Mexico: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,8912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 60.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 675 | 945 | 1,650 | ||
| R | 707 | 861 | 1,601 | ||
| R | 538 | 655 | 1,368 | ||
| D | 670 | 636 | 1,375 | ||
| D | 762 | 651 | 1,433 | ||
| R | 559 | 718 | 1,290 | ||
| R | 487 | 536 | 1,060 | ||
| D | 455 | 386 | 920 | ||
| D | 372 | 313 | 831 | ||
| R | 354 | 390 | 754 | ||
| R | 267 | 420 | 697 | ||
| R | 341 | 554 | 949 | ||
| D | 425 | 389 | 821 | ||
| R | 303 | 409 | 728 | ||
| R | 273 | 281 | 592 | ||
| D | 385 | 196 | 583 | ||
| D | 349 | 244 | 594 | ||
| R | 176 | 231 | 408 | ||
| R | 164 | 189 | 353 | ||
| R | 144 | 163 | 309 | ||
| R | 122 | 137 | 259 | ||
| R | 165 | 170 | 335 | ||
| D | 165 | 146 | 312 | ||
| R | 111 | 162 | 273 | ||
| R | 44 | 174 | 217 | ||
| R | 34 | 158 | 202 | ||
| R | 47 | 141 | 189 | ||
| R | 19 | 76 | 96 | ||
| R | 11 | 63 | 81 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.5%
German
7.2%
Irish
5.4%
American
4.6%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 39.4 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
$58,933
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$58,933
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
18.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.0%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.0%
speak English only
Spanish25.3%
Other languages1.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in New Mexico's oil-patch southeast, District 8 leans heavily Republican by statewide standards, reflecting the region's extractive-industry economy and sparse population spread across high-plains terrain.
The Democratic margin in New Mexico 8th State House District has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by sixteen points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a 18% poverty rate, and a median household income of $58,933 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 8, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, New Mexico voted Republican by 16.4 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,650 votes cast, 675 went Democratic and 945 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, New Mexico as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 8, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, New Mexico voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 8, New Mexico?
State House District 8, New Mexico has a population of 3,891 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 8, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 8, New Mexico is $58,933 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 8, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.