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New Mexico 28th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1912–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1912 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

Mexican53.1%32.4%11.3%

Spaniard0.6%3.6%—

Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%

Spanish0.4%4.2%—

Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%

English13.4%8.5%9.5%

German11.4%8.7%12.5%

Irish10.5%6.9%9.4%

American6.0%3.9%5.3%

Italian2.7%2.4%4.8%

Scottish2.5%1.7%1.3%

French2.1%1.4%1.6%

Norwegian1.1%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Median age	42.5	39.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.7%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	24.1%	19.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Median household income	$41,370	$64,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	24.0%	17.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	20.3%	30.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Owner-occupied homes	73.3%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	26.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$154,400	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$756	$1,067	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	48.4%	50.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	22.4%	12.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Mean commute	18.1 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.2%	6.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.7%	73.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	8.2%	12.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	40.3%	31.4%	22.3%
Spanish	38.7%	24.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Catholic	—	29.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	12.9%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	47.5%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	NM SD 28	New Mexico	United States
Foreign-born residents	10.4%	9.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	4.5%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	5.9%	5.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.2%	7.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.479	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic48.1%10,195TrumpRepublican49.6%10,510OtherAll other candidates2.3%479

R+1.5

Lead: 315
Total: 21,184
vs nation: Even

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic51.0%10,919TrumpRepublican47.2%10,103OtherAll other candidates1.8%395

D+3.8

Lead: 816
Total: 21,417
vs nation: R+0.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.0%9,401TrumpRepublican41.5%7,971OtherAll other candidates9.5%1,822

D+7.5

Lead: 1,430
Total: 19,194
vs nation: D+5.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic55.0%10,731RomneyRepublican41.9%8,185OtherAll other candidates3.1%611

D+13.0

Lead: 2,546
Total: 19,527
vs nation: D+9.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.5%12,301McCainRepublican39.9%8,397OtherAll other candidates1.6%337

D+18.6

Lead: 3,904
Total: 21,035
vs nation: D+11.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic52.0%10,375BushRepublican46.9%9,359OtherAll other candidates1.2%237

D+5.1

Lead: 1,016
Total: 19,971
vs nation: D+7.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic50.8%8,694BushRepublican44.8%7,678OtherAll other candidates4.4%759

D+5.9

Lead: 1,016
Total: 17,131
vs nation: D+5.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic53.3%8,993DoleRepublican36.1%6,097OtherAll other candidates10.5%1,778

D+17.2

Lead: 2,896
Total: 16,868
vs nation: D+8.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+1.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 51,5282024 5-year
Population density: 7.4 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 6,965 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $41,3702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 36.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 58.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+48.8 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+9.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 29, NM · twin score 88.5

presidential history

Party record book

New Mexico 28th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1912–2024 · 29 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

73.6%

5,596 votes · D+48.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 70.7%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

53.4%

6,964 votes · R+9.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 50.1%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

12,301votes

58.5% of the vote · D+18.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 10,919 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

10,510votes

49.6% of the vote · R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 10,103 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+36.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+11.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +31.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+0.6pts R vs U.S.

Place D+3.8 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 0.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RGabriel RamosState Senate · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	51.7%10,973	48.3%10,258	21,231

New Mexico 28th State Senate District sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 9.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.

A population of 51,528, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,370 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 29 and State Senate District 8.

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 29

% Latino% Catholiccollege share≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 8

% Latino% Whitemedian income≠ % Catholic

State Senate District 39

% Latino% White% unaffiliated≠ % Catholic

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 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, New Mexico 28th State Senate District voted Republican by 1.5 points (R+1.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,184 votes cast, 10,195 went Democratic and 10,510 went Republican.

When did New Mexico 28th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico 28th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in New Mexico 28th State Senate District?

New Mexico 28th State Senate District has a population of 51,528 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in New Mexico 28th State Senate District?

Median household income in New Mexico 28th State Senate District is $41,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of New Mexico 28th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 28th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.