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New Mexico 2nd State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1912–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1912 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German13.1%8.7%12.5%

English11.5%8.5%9.5%

Irish9.1%6.9%9.4%

Scottish3.2%1.7%1.3%

American3.2%3.9%5.3%

French2.5%1.4%1.6%

Italian1.8%2.4%4.8%

Norwegian1.3%——

Mexican14.4%32.4%11.3%

Spanish4.2%4.2%—

Spaniard2.0%3.6%—

Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%

Navajo25.6%5.8%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Median age	38.5	39.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.5%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.0%	19.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Median household income	$57,492	$64,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	18.7%	17.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.3%	30.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.9%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.1%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$203,300	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$938	$1,067	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.9%	50.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.9%	12.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Mean commute	23.6 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.2%	6.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.8%	73.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	6.9%	12.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	27.9%	31.4%	22.3%
Spanish	8.7%	24.5%	13.6%
Other languages	18.2%	4.5%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Catholic	—	29.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	12.9%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	47.5%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	NM SD 2	New Mexico	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.0%	9.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.4%	5.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.7%	7.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.476	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic22.7%5,029TrumpRepublican75.6%16,785OtherAll other candidates1.7%378

R+53.0

Lead: 11,756
Total: 22,192
vs nation: R+51.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic21.6%4,700TrumpRepublican76.3%16,572OtherAll other candidates2.1%456

R+54.6

Lead: 11,872
Total: 21,728
vs nation: R+59.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic16.7%3,215TrumpRepublican74.3%14,274OtherAll other candidates8.9%1,714

R+57.6

Lead: 11,059
Total: 19,203
vs nation: R+59.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic20.9%4,017RomneyRepublican76.6%14,758OtherAll other candidates2.5%481

R+55.8

Lead: 10,741
Total: 19,256
vs nation: R+59.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic23.5%4,438McCainRepublican75.5%14,233OtherAll other candidates0.9%177

R+52.0

Lead: 9,795
Total: 18,848
vs nation: R+59.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic19.5%3,689BushRepublican79.6%15,088OtherAll other candidates1.0%184

R+60.1

Lead: 11,399
Total: 18,961
vs nation: R+57.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic21.1%3,035BushRepublican76.1%10,933OtherAll other candidates2.8%400

R+55.0

Lead: 7,898
Total: 14,368
vs nation: R+55.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic23.4%3,043DoleRepublican67.9%8,846OtherAll other candidates8.7%1,139

R+44.5

Lead: 5,803
Total: 13,028
vs nation: R+53.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+53.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 47,3182024 5-year
Population density: 56 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 844 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $57,4922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 52.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 27.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+70.5 in 1952MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 1, NM · twin score 93.0

presidential history

Party record book

New Mexico 2nd State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1912–2024 · 29 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

37.6%

338 votes · R+17.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 37.6%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1952

85.3%

2,038 votes · R+70.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 83.8%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

5,029votes

22.7% of the vote · R+53.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 4,700 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

16,785votes

75.6% of the vote · R+53.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 16,572 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

−15.1pts D vs U.S.

Place R+40.2 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · −21.8 pts

Republican

Thomas E. Dewey1944

+62.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+55.4 · U.S. D+7.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1948 · +62.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSteve LanierState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	33.5%6,711	66.5%13,318	20,029

Anchored in the rural high-desert counties of northwestern New Mexico, this district delivered a 53.0-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a largely rural, Native American and Hispanic electorate that has trended sharply toward the GOP in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 70.5 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.0 points.

A population of 47,318, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,492 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 24.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 1

2008–2016 trajectorycollege share

State Senate District 24

2008–2020 trajectory≠ English ancestry

State Senate District 13

2008–2024 trajectory≠ English ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, New Mexico 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 53.0 points (R+53.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,192 votes cast, 5,029 went Democratic and 16,785 went Republican.

How many people live in New Mexico 2nd State Senate District?

New Mexico 2nd State Senate District has a population of 47,318 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in New Mexico 2nd State Senate District?

Median household income in New Mexico 2nd State Senate District is $57,492 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of New Mexico 2nd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.