New Mexico 70th State House District, New Mexico: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,1342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,9762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 65.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+21 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 70, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6,059 | 5,326 | 11,634 | ||
| D | 6,802 | 4,941 | 11,986 | ||
| D | 6,080 | 3,599 | 10,929 | ||
| D | 7,524 | 3,494 | 11,505 | ||
| D | 8,909 | 3,726 | 12,800 | ||
| D | 7,384 | 4,469 | 11,988 | ||
| D | 5,599 | 3,094 | 9,086 | ||
| D | 6,028 | 2,508 | 9,266 | ||
| D | 5,241 | 2,422 | 8,824 | ||
| D | 5,179 | 3,141 | 8,447 | ||
| D | 4,359 | 3,689 | 8,163 | ||
| D | 3,850 | 3,331 | 7,659 | ||
| D | 4,476 | 3,003 | 7,592 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 4,057 | 7,993 | ||
| R | 3,397 | 3,536 | 7,214 | ||
| D | 4,831 | 2,540 | 7,391 | ||
| D | 4,584 | 3,634 | 8,234 | ||
| R | 3,466 | 4,413 | 7,891 | ||
| R | 3,891 | 4,704 | 8,603 | ||
| D | 4,390 | 4,187 | 8,595 | ||
| D | 4,063 | 3,897 | 7,965 | ||
| D | 5,285 | 4,771 | 10,065 | ||
| D | 5,612 | 4,287 | 9,927 | ||
| D | 4,745 | 4,736 | 9,530 | ||
| R | 3,076 | 4,691 | 7,773 | ||
| R | 3,170 | 3,627 | 7,153 | ||
| R | 3,408 | 4,829 | 8,253 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 2,569 | 4,566 | ||
| R | 1,433 | 2,023 | 3,835 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
6.5%
German
6.5%
English
6.0%
Irish
4.6%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 46.0 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
$51,976
State House District 70 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 70$51,976
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
22.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.0%
Working age (18–64)21.0%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.5%
speak English only
Spanish36.5%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 24.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Mexico House District 70 has delivered double-digit Democratic margins in recent presidential cycles, reflecting the dense, diverse electorate typical of Albuquerque's inner neighborhoods and their relatively stable partisan alignment.
The Democratic margin in New Mexico 70th State House District peaked at forty points in 2008. By 1976 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was six points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $51,976 sits well below state and national norms, and 23% 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 70, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 70, New Mexico voted Democratic by 6.3 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,634 votes cast, 6,059 went Democratic and 5,326 went Republican.
What is State House District 70, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 70, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 70, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 70, New Mexico voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 70, New Mexico?
State House District 70, New Mexico has a population of 27,134 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 70, New Mexico?
Median household income in State House District 70, New Mexico is $51,976 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State House District 70, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 70, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.