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1876–2024
State House District 50·New Mexico

New Mexico 50th State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

A reliably Democratic Albuquerque district with a 24-point presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
D+46
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
91,293
2024 ACS

New Mexico 50th State House District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+46%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+46MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
91,2932024 5-year
Median household income
$79,6472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
56.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
47.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+52 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+45.7%
35,04112,70948,832
D
+50.5%
35,62111,44947,891
D
+47.8%
28,6978,91641,387
D
+48.3%
28,7189,47839,859
D
+52.4%
31,5009,68041,674
D
+40.8%
26,40311,00137,783
D
+34.5%
17,9738,24828,166
D
+35.1%
14,8286,36424,130
D
+39.5%
15,1855,61624,254
D
+27.7%
13,1637,39120,811
D
+6.2%
10,1878,99019,403
D
+0.4%
7,0536,98416,150
D
+9.8%
7,8626,44014,465
R
−6.2%
5,9636,75612,875
D
+1.2%
5,2755,14510,722
D
+36.9%
6,9673,20110,206
D
+16.9%
5,7324,0709,852
R
−14.3%
3,8525,1469,044
R
−13.8%
3,7414,9508,755
R
−9.3%
3,4184,1237,579
R
−5.4%
2,7173,0275,744
D
+1.5%
3,5953,4867,083
D
+10.6%
3,4152,7616,191
D
+22.1%
3,1832,0295,226
R
−20.5%
1,7012,5784,282
R
−20.6%
1,4552,2383,792
R
−27.9%
9581,7072,680
R
−12.2%
7931,0161,821
R
−14.4%
5527831,607
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
German
10.4%
Irish
8.1%
American
3.7%
Italian
3.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.0%
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: 48.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
4.1%
75–84
4.5%
7.6%
65–74
8.8%
6.8%
55–64
7.6%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.1%
35–44
6.0%
5.5%
25–34
5.3%
3.7%
18–24
3.4%
6.5%
5–17
6.3%
1.9%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,647
State House District 50 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 50$79,647
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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.1%
speak English only
Spanish25.1%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
49.4%
Non-Christian
11.0%
Other Christian
6.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Baptist
0.9%
Methodist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Albuquerque, this district has delivered consistent double-digit Democratic margins in recent cycles, reflecting the urban concentration of Latino and college-educated voters that defines much of Bernalillo County's inner precincts.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 50th State House District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,647, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 91,293 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 50, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 50, New Mexico voted Democratic by 45.7 points (D+46), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 48,832 votes cast, 35,041 went Democratic and 12,709 went Republican.
What is State House District 50, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 50, 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 50, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 50, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 50, New Mexico?
State House District 50, New Mexico has a population of 91,293 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 50, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 50, New Mexico is $79,647 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 50, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 50, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.