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1876–2024
State House District 32·New Mexico

New Mexico 32nd State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of New Mexico's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
R+7
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
48,376
2024 ACS

New Mexico 32nd State House District, New Mexico: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
48,3762024 5-year
Median household income
$45,3982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
41.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
66.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
−7.2%
7,7228,95617,034
D
+0.9%
8,3928,24316,955
D
+4.4%
7,1436,48615,039
D
+5.6%
7,6646,83214,948
D
+9.5%
8,6557,13016,044
R
−5.8%
6,8407,68714,692
R
−2.5%
5,7926,09912,297
D
+8.2%
5,8214,84811,863
D
+7.3%
5,2654,37312,211
R
−5.8%
5,5806,28512,085
R
−22.6%
4,5487,23711,908
R
−16.8%
4,1595,95810,677
R
−2.1%
4,7834,9889,861
R
−27.7%
2,8915,1908,314
R
−10.1%
2,7313,4437,056
D
+17.9%
4,1432,8797,055
D
+5.6%
3,3082,9566,288
R
−3.9%
2,6572,8735,572
R
−9.8%
2,4392,9735,453
D
+28.8%
2,8811,5884,495
D
+19.4%
2,5061,6904,198
D
+20.3%
2,8291,8734,709
D
+38.4%
3,0331,3284,444
D
+46.1%
3,1181,1254,321
R
−11.6%
1,3161,6612,986
D
+0.1%
1,2001,1962,929
D
+5.0%
1,6381,4793,168
D
+22.4%
8875531,491
D
+38.1%
536158993
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.0%
German
6.5%
Irish
5.1%
American
3.7%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.1%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.4%
85+
1.3%
2.9%
75–84
3.2%
5.3%
65–74
5.4%
5.5%
55–64
5.9%
4.4%
45–54
5.1%
5.5%
35–44
5.0%
7.0%
25–34
6.3%
5.6%
18–24
5.6%
9.2%
5–17
8.5%
3.5%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$45,398
State House District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 32$45,398
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
25.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.3%
Working age (18–64)22.6%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
52.1%
speak English only
Spanish46.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.3%
Other Christian
14.1%
Baptist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Methodist
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural and small-town terrain in eastern New Mexico, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 19 points — a margin that reflects the region's deep roots in ranching, agriculture, and oil and gas extraction.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 32nd State House District has rarely exceeded forty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a 25% poverty rate, and a median household income of $45,398 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 32, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 32, New Mexico voted Republican by 7.2 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,034 votes cast, 7,722 went Democratic and 8,956 went Republican.
What is State House District 32, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 32, 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 32, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 32, New Mexico voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 32, New Mexico?
State House District 32, New Mexico has a population of 48,376 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 32, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 32, New Mexico is $45,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 32, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 32, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.