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New Mexico 7th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+30.72012R+36.82016R+41.42020R+40.22024R+41.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+41.6
2024
median income$52,534U.S. $80,734 · NM $64,059
median age34.3U.S. 39.1 · NM 39.7
poverty rate22.6%U.S. 12.5% · NM 17.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.4%U.S. 35.6% · NM 30.6%
non-english25.6%U.S. 22.3% · NM 31.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German12.3%
English12.0%
Irish10.5%
Mexican32.7%
Spaniard2.9%
Spanish2.1%
African American†4.6%
African0.7%
Filipino0.7%
Vietnamese0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Union County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New Mexico 7th State Senate District

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New Mexico 7th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+41.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Mexico 7th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New Mexico 7th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+41.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Mexico 7th State Senate District · R+41.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.9%12,282
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.2%4,963
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.9%338
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Mexico 7th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Curry County, NMRepublicanR+42.6
Harding County, NMRepublicanR+39.2
Quay County, NMRepublicanR+40.9
Union County, NMRepublicanR+52.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.2%Harris4,963
69.9%Trump12,282
1.9%Kennedy338
−41.6%
17,583
R
28.9%Biden5,147
69.0%Trump12,312
2.1%Jorgensen379
−40.2%
17,838
R
24.6%Clinton3,950
66.0%Trump10,601
9.4%Johnson1,511
−41.4%
16,062
R
31.6%Obama5,000
68.4%Romney10,831
0.0%
−36.8%
15,831
R
33.6%Obama5,907
64.3%McCain11,313
2.1%Nader370
−30.7%
17,590
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −41.6% in 2024.−41.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−30.7%
2012−36.8%
2016−41.4%
2020−40.2%
2024−41.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPat WoodsState Senate · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Spanning high-desert and mountain terrain in north-central New Mexico, this district's electorate leans heavily toward Republican presidential candidates despite the state's overall Democratic tilt, suggesting a persistent rural-urban divide within the region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.6 points.

A population of 51,810, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,534 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 27 and State Senate District 38.

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 27
New Mexico
95.6twin score
% Latino2008–2020 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 38
Kansas
91.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Latino≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 42
New Mexico
91.3twin score
% Latino2008–2020 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

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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Places within New Mexico 7th State Senate District

counties it covers3
Curry CountyQuay CountyUnion County

Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 7th State Senate District voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+41.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,583 votes cast, 4,963 went Democratic and 12,282 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 7th State Senate District?
New Mexico 7th State Senate District has a population of 51,810 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 7th State Senate District is $52,534 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Mexico 7th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.