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State House District 42·New Mexico

New Mexico 42nd State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of New Mexico's most Democratic state house seats by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
D+47
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,088
2024 ACS

New Mexico 42nd State House District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+47%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+47MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
23,0882024 5-year
Median household income
$58,9502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
50.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+65 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+47.5%
8,0462,76611,119
D
+54.7%
8,7702,48311,484
D
+52.0%
7,1301,82310,200
D
+60.3%
8,0061,82510,252
D
+64.9%
9,2351,91611,286
D
+49.4%
7,3442,4509,916
D
+39.4%
4,7051,8347,282
D
+44.9%
4,4351,4216,719
D
+44.9%
4,7131,5117,139
D
+36.4%
4,1911,9366,189
D
+10.5%
3,4382,7776,304
D
+8.9%
2,9052,3965,749
D
+18.7%
2,9502,0135,024
R
−2.0%
2,3212,4184,788
R
−2.0%
2,0012,0854,179
D
+35.2%
2,8101,3414,169
D
+16.2%
2,4271,7514,182
R
−6.1%
1,8332,0723,908
D
+2.0%
1,9231,8473,774
D
+2.1%
1,9901,9063,923
R
−0.6%
1,6881,7093,398
D
+1.8%
2,3152,2344,552
D
+2.2%
2,0391,9503,996
D
+15.0%
2,1901,6153,825
R
−14.0%
1,2311,6322,863
R
−19.4%
1,1061,6512,813
R
−29.9%
9081,6842,596
R
−18.0%
6088821,523
R
−4.7%
5115711,282
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.1%
English
9.6%
German
9.3%
French
2.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
American
1.8%
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: 52.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
4.9%
75–84
6.0%
8.6%
65–74
9.3%
7.0%
55–64
8.6%
6.2%
45–54
5.7%
5.8%
35–44
6.0%
4.5%
25–34
4.5%
2.9%
18–24
2.7%
6.7%
5–17
5.9%
1.6%
<5
1.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,950
State House District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 42$58,950
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
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.6%
speak English only
Spanish28.5%
Other languages3.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
66.4%
Non-Christian
11.0%
Other Christian
6.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Methodist
0.4%
Baptist
0.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 13.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+46.5 in a district of roughly 30,000 residents, this Albuquerque-area seat ranks among the most reliably Democratic in the state legislature, leaving little competitive tension in most election cycles.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 42nd State House District reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,950, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,088 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 42, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 42, New Mexico voted Democratic by 47.5 points (D+47), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,119 votes cast, 8,046 went Democratic and 2,766 went Republican.
What is State House District 42, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 42, New Mexico as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 42, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 42, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 42, New Mexico?
State House District 42, New Mexico has a population of 23,088 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 42, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 42, New Mexico is $58,950 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 42, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 42, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.