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1876–2024
State Senate District 9·New Mexico

New Mexico 9th State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

One of New Mexico's most reliably conservative legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,775
2024 ACS

New Mexico 9th State Senate District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+28 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
7,7752024 5-year
Median household income
$82,5582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
50.5%2024 5-year
Black
2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
42.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+9.1%
2,0951,7383,922
D
+12.0%
2,0971,6373,825
D
+6.5%
1,4621,2593,134
D
+8.2%
1,4641,2332,830
D
+15.0%
1,7311,2753,046
R
−0.7%
1,1891,2062,423
R
−0.4%
8488561,785
D
+6.9%
7466411,521
D
+9.0%
6725401,460
R
−3.6%
5756181,208
R
−15.8%
4596341,105
R
−17.2%
333491916
D
+0.3%
371369747
R
−14.9%
261355630
R
−3.7%
213230463
D
+27.5%
279158440
D
+9.1%
215179395
R
−21.2%
124191316
R
−12.1%
127162290
D
+5.1%
122110234
R
−0.6%
8687173
D
+3.9%
119110229
D
+16.0%
12389212
D
+10.6%
9980180
R
−17.8%
6390152
R
−15.3%
5981144
R
−12.1%
4760107
D
+6.1%
353166
O
−6.5%
81146
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.9%
English
9.8%
Irish
8.3%
Italian
3.9%
American
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
French
2.0%
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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.7%
75–84
3.0%
5.6%
65–74
6.4%
6.2%
55–64
6.7%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
6.9%
35–44
6.7%
6.3%
25–34
6.2%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
8.6%
5–17
8.0%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,558
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$82,558
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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.7%
Other languages6.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
37.1%
Other Christian
11.0%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural oil-producing southeast corner of the state, this sparsely populated district delivered a 42-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's deep ties to the energy economy and its long-standing conservative voting patterns.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 9th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,558, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,775 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, New Mexico voted Democratic by 9.1 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,922 votes cast, 2,095 went Democratic and 1,738 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 15 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 9, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, New Mexico?
State Senate District 9, New Mexico has a population of 7,775 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 9, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, New Mexico is $82,558 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.