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State Senate District 23·New Mexico

New Mexico 23rd State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A rural eastern district where Republican margins run deep

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NM
Latest
D+21
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
84,728
2024 ACS

New Mexico 23rd State Senate District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+36 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
84,7282024 5-year
Median household income
$69,4732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.4%2024 5-year
Black
3.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
49.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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
+21.0%
23,14814,93139,080
D
+24.4%
24,36014,60139,928
D
+17.7%
18,03111,90634,531
D
+16.4%
18,95113,37834,067
D
+21.4%
21,56813,89535,929
D
+4.2%
16,62715,26932,287
D
+2.1%
12,50411,97525,687
D
+5.1%
11,0819,91122,950
D
+6.8%
11,4239,71925,232
R
−8.4%
9,85011,67121,767
R
−21.2%
8,52313,16221,909
R
−18.5%
6,89510,55519,746
R
−8.9%
8,0409,63217,843
R
−23.7%
6,12910,05716,540
R
−15.0%
5,1347,07012,864
D
+12.7%
6,9195,35412,361
R
−4.5%
5,1435,63310,820
R
−29.1%
2,8865,2678,190
R
−18.9%
2,9124,2707,191
D
+4.6%
2,3012,0964,446
D
+2.4%
1,5371,4663,005
D
+9.2%
1,8141,5093,327
D
+36.3%
1,9248942,839
D
+18.7%
1,3489192,294
R
−14.1%
8261,0971,925
R
−7.4%
7578901,796
R
−1.7%
6046251,236
R
−6.1%
301341652
O
+5.3%
151126473
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.8%
English
9.3%
Irish
7.8%
Italian
3.3%
American
3.1%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.4%
75–84
2.9%
5.0%
65–74
5.9%
6.1%
55–64
6.5%
5.8%
45–54
5.9%
7.0%
35–44
6.8%
7.3%
25–34
7.1%
4.6%
18–24
4.4%
7.9%
5–17
7.5%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,473
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$69,473
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
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.4%
speak English only
Spanish21.0%
Other languages2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.8%
Other Christian
11.7%
Baptist
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Methodist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in New Mexico's sparsely populated eastern plains, this district delivered a 23-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the ranching and oil-patch communities that dominate its demographic and economic profile.

The Democratic margin in New Mexico 23rd State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,473, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 84,728 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, New Mexico voted Democratic by 21.0 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 39,080 votes cast, 23,148 went Democratic and 14,931 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, 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 23, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, New Mexico voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, New Mexico?
State Senate District 23, New Mexico has a population of 84,728 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 23, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, New Mexico is $69,473 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, 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.