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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·New Mexico

New Mexico 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of New Mexico's closest legislative battlegrounds by presidential vote

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
D+45
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
61,174
2024 ACS

New Mexico 6th State Senate District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+45%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
61,1742024 5-year
Median household income
$78,7652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
45.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+52 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 4 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
+44.8%
22,6618,37731,879
D
+49.4%
23,6797,78532,155
D
+46.2%
19,0165,93128,304
D
+47.4%
19,9796,72227,948
D
+51.8%
22,4857,01429,874
D
+37.2%
18,5578,41527,300
D
+27.2%
12,5786,85821,067
D
+29.8%
11,3105,58819,170
D
+32.4%
11,7335,23020,059
D
+17.2%
10,2777,23017,763
R
−2.8%
8,3628,84317,441
R
−3.8%
6,6337,22715,666
D
+4.1%
7,1626,59613,915
R
−11.0%
5,6507,06712,889
R
−3.9%
5,1045,53510,965
D
+35.2%
7,1283,40510,579
D
+13.5%
5,8494,45510,331
R
−7.8%
4,3545,0929,466
R
−2.4%
4,4664,6849,177
R
−1.2%
3,4813,5677,092
R
−1.8%
2,8963,0015,899
D
+1.9%
3,9263,7787,709
D
+4.5%
3,5353,2296,776
D
+17.3%
3,6742,5856,287
R
−16.0%
2,0222,7954,818
R
−19.5%
1,8112,7114,622
R
−29.7%
1,4152,6144,038
R
−16.8%
9931,4022,436
R
−7.4%
8009532,066
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
10.8%
Irish
9.9%
Italian
3.1%
American
3.0%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
4.2%
75–84
5.0%
7.8%
65–74
8.5%
7.0%
55–64
7.9%
6.0%
45–54
5.7%
6.2%
35–44
5.9%
5.4%
25–34
5.2%
3.3%
18–24
3.0%
6.8%
5–17
6.4%
1.9%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,765
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$78,765
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
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.0%
speak English only
Spanish24.8%
Other languages2.3%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
54.0%
Non-Christian
9.9%
Other Christian
7.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just 1.6 points, this Sandoval and Rio Arriba county district swings on turnout differentials rather than strong partisan lean, making it a consistent target for both parties in legislative cycles.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 6th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,765, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 61,174 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, New Mexico voted Democratic by 44.8 points (D+45), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,879 votes cast, 22,661 went Democratic and 8,377 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 6, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, New Mexico voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, New Mexico?
State Senate District 6, New Mexico has a population of 61,174 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 6, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, New Mexico is $78,765 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.