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New Mexico 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+37.72012D+34.42016D+26.22020D+28.82024D+18.5
full record · 20082024
D+18.5
2024
median income$64,434U.S. $80,734 · NM $64,059
median age38.1U.S. 39.1 · NM 39.7
poverty rate18.3%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
Mexican42.0%
Spanish6.8%
Spaniard5.7%
German10.9%
English10.3%
Irish8.6%
Navajo14.1%
Aztec1.2%
African American2.5%
African0.3%
Nigerian0.3%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%
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 26th State Senate District

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New Mexico 26th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+18.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Mexico 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New Mexico 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+18.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Mexico 26th State Senate District · D+18.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic58.2%12,225
Donald TrumpRepublican39.7%8,332
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%444
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 26th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bernalillo County, NMDemocraticD+21.0
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
58.2%Harris12,225
39.7%Trump8,332
2.1%Kennedy444
+18.5%
21,001
D
63.2%Biden13,334
34.4%Trump7,261
2.3%Jorgensen490
+28.8%
21,085
D
56.9%Clinton9,863
30.7%Trump5,318
12.4%Johnson2,155
+26.2%
17,336
D
67.2%Obama10,854
32.8%Romney5,302
0.0%
+34.4%
16,156
D
68.6%Obama11,832
30.9%McCain5,335
0.5%Nader79
+37.7%
17,246
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: +18.5% in 2024.+18.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+37.7%
2012+34.4%
2016+26.2%
2020+28.8%
2024+18.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMoe MaestasState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Anchored in the Albuquerque metro, this district has delivered consistent double-digit Democratic margins at the presidential level, reflecting an urban and minority-majority electorate that tracks closely with Bernalillo County's broader voting patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.

A population of 51,330, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,434 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 11.

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

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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Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 26th State Senate District voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,001 votes cast, 12,225 went Democratic and 8,332 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 26th State Senate District?
New Mexico 26th State Senate District has a population of 51,330 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 26th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 26th State Senate District is $64,434 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Mexico 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.