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New Mexico 23rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+14.62012D+7.22016D+7.92020D+16.32024D+11.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+11.1
2024
median income$85,971U.S. $80,734 · NM $64,059
median age39.8U.S. 39.1 · NM 39.7
poverty rate10.9%U.S. 12.5% · NM 17.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.2%U.S. 35.6% · NM 30.6%
non-english26.6%U.S. 22.3% · NM 31.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican32.8%
Spanish5.3%
Spaniard4.4%
German13.4%
English12.7%
Irish10.7%
Navajo9.8%
Aztec0.8%
African American†2.8%
African0.3%
Nigerian0.3%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
religion

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

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

New Mexico 23rd State Senate District

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New Mexico 23rd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+11.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Mexico 23rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New Mexico 23rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+11.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Mexico 23rd State Senate District · D+11.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic54.5%14,126
Donald TrumpRepublican43.4%11,254
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.0%527
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Mexico 23rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bernalillo County, NMDemocraticD+21.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.5%Harris14,126
43.4%Trump11,254
2.0%Kennedy527
+11.1%
25,907
D
57.1%Biden14,132
40.7%Trump10,086
2.2%Jorgensen533
+16.3%
24,751
D
47.3%Clinton9,319
39.4%Trump7,768
13.3%Johnson2,627
+7.9%
19,714
D
53.6%Obama8,714
46.4%Romney7,545
0.0%
+7.2%
16,259
D
57.1%Obama10,144
42.5%McCain7,553
0.4%Nader79
+14.6%
17,776
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: +11.1% in 2024.+11.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.6%
2012+7.2%
2016+7.9%
2020+16.3%
2024+11.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DHarold PopeState Senate · 23

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.1 points.

A population of 51,288, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,971 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 17.

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 12
New Mexico
91.1twin score
% Latino% Catholic12-yr trend
State Senate District 17
New Mexico
90.8twin score
% Latino% Catholic% White
State Senate District 10
New Mexico
90.4twin score
% Latino% Catholic12-yr trend≠ elasticity

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 23rd State Senate District

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Bernalillo County

Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 23rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 11.1 points (D+11.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,907 votes cast, 14,126 went Democratic and 11,254 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 23rd State Senate District?
New Mexico 23rd State Senate District has a population of 51,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 23rd State Senate District is $85,971 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Mexico 23rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.