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1876–2024
State Senate District 3·New Mexico

New Mexico 3rd State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of New Mexico's most reliably Republican districts by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
R+22
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
55,468
2024 ACS

New Mexico 3rd State Senate District, New Mexico: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+34 in 1980.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
55,4682024 5-year
Median household income
$54,2392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
33.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+22 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+34 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
R
−22.0%
8,87814,05423,497
R
−16.4%
9,46913,29923,362
R
−20.7%
6,85411,06620,340
R
−15.5%
8,30811,46720,422
R
−9.7%
9,22011,23820,723
R
−22.8%
7,49811,99819,765
R
−17.5%
6,0128,66815,220
R
−7.6%
6,0217,12114,392
R
−0.3%
5,6265,66813,558
R
−10.0%
5,5796,84412,618
R
−26.8%
4,5337,89312,548
R
−34.2%
3,2266,87210,660
R
−5.2%
4,2394,7109,048
R
−32.1%
2,3814,8047,558
R
−19.6%
2,1873,5016,711
D
+9.8%
3,6192,9666,671
R
−9.1%
2,8503,4316,394
R
−29.5%
1,4132,6064,049
R
−26.9%
1,0951,9043,009
R
−7.9%
1,0371,2152,264
R
−1.5%
7487711,523
D
+0.8%
9279121,842
D
+14.4%
9587141,700
D
+21.6%
8825551,515
R
−29.7%
4618531,318
R
−8.5%
4815861,233
R
−13.1%
4606011,076
D
+12.6%
320246585
D
+19.8%
216116506
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.7%
English
5.8%
Irish
4.7%
American
1.7%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.2%
Italian
0.9%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.5%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
5.9%
55–64
6.4%
5.4%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.5%
6.6%
25–34
6.6%
4.3%
18–24
4.3%
9.9%
5–17
9.8%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,239
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$54,239
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
25.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.6%
Working age (18–64)22.9%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.9%
speak English only
Other languages23.1%
Spanish7.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.2%
Baptist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Methodist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering rural stretches of the state's eastern plains, this district recorded a 50-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that otherwise leans Democratic at the statewide level.

The Republican margin in New Mexico 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $54,239, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 55,468 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, New Mexico voted Republican by 22.0 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,497 votes cast, 8,878 went Democratic and 14,054 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, New Mexico as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 3, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, New Mexico?
State Senate District 3, New Mexico has a population of 55,468 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, New Mexico is $54,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.