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State House District 63·New Mexico

New Mexico 63rd State House District peaked at D+34; 2024 delivered R+34.

One of New Mexico's most reliably Republican legislative seats

18762024·38 elections
NM
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
26,860
2024 ACS

New Mexico 63rd State House District, New Mexico: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
26,8602024 5-year
Median household income
$50,6062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.4%2024 5-year
Black
4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
52.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
5 counties · 2 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.9%
3,1066,3909,678
R
−28.5%
3,4356,2629,912
R
−29.3%
2,6475,2318,810
R
−17.7%
3,6425,2729,206
R
−14.6%
4,1655,6139,892
R
−30.6%
3,4276,4739,969
R
−22.1%
3,0994,9038,153
R
−6.2%
3,6964,2258,568
R
−8.7%
3,5324,3339,259
R
−16.8%
3,6375,1188,836
R
−35.2%
2,8576,0188,980
R
−23.9%
3,2965,4709,082
R
−0.5%
4,5014,5499,139
R
−37.3%
2,7436,1079,022
R
−21.3%
2,7824,5688,385
D
+9.1%
4,8634,0518,944
R
−14.0%
3,8555,1148,997
R
−13.9%
3,5234,6658,217
R
−13.4%
3,7204,8688,599
D
+24.4%
4,9813,0238,033
D
+6.9%
3,9513,4387,395
D
+25.8%
5,4993,2428,751
D
+33.1%
5,5862,7848,469
D
+34.5%
4,9672,3727,530
R
−13.5%
2,4393,1995,646
D
+12.2%
2,5951,9645,184
D
+8.3%
2,9742,5105,585
D
+17.9%
1,8721,2753,333
D
+16.6%
1,1487452,429
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.7%
English
7.8%
Irish
7.0%
American
4.9%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.2%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.6%
speak English only
Spanish28.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.7%
Other Christian
12.4%
Baptist
9.9%
Methodist
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural southeastern New Mexico near the Permian Basin, this district delivered a 25-point-plus margin in 2024, reflecting the region's deep roots in oil and gas extraction and a predominantly Hispanic and Anglo rural electorate.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 63rd State House District peaked at thirty-four points in 1932. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $50,606 sits well below state and national norms, and 21% 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 63, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 63, New Mexico voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,678 votes cast, 3,106 went Democratic and 6,390 went Republican.
What is State House District 63, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 63, 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 63, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 63, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 63, New Mexico?
State House District 63, New Mexico has a population of 26,860 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 63, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 63, New Mexico is $50,606 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 63, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 63, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.