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New Mexico 31st 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

Mexican76.5%32.4%11.3%

Spaniard3.4%3.6%—

Spanish1.8%4.2%—

Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%

Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%

German9.3%8.7%12.5%

English8.4%8.5%9.5%

Irish6.4%6.9%9.4%

American4.4%3.9%5.3%

Italian1.6%2.4%4.8%

Scottish1.4%1.7%1.3%

French1.2%1.4%1.6%

Polish0.9%0.8%2.2%

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 31	New Mexico	United States
Median age	33	39.7	39.1
Age 18–24	14.3%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.1%	19.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	NM SD 31	New Mexico	United States
Median household income	$53,090	$64,059	$84,427
Poverty rate	25.1%	17.9%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.6%	30.6%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	NM SD 31	New Mexico	United States
Owner-occupied homes	75.0%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$175,700	$248,100	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$875	$1,067	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	51.9%	50.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	9.3%	12.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	NM SD 31	New Mexico	United States
Mean commute	29.9 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	9.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.1%	73.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	5.8%	12.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	NM SD 31	New Mexico	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	45.1%	31.4%	22.3%
Spanish	42.7%	24.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	NM SD 31	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 31	New Mexico	United States
Foreign-born residents	26.9%	9.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	13.4%	4.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	13.5%	5.3%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.7%	7.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.473	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

HarrisDemocratic53.2%6,940TrumpRepublican45.1%5,882OtherAll other candidates1.7%223

D+8.1

Lead: 1,058
Total: 13,045
vs nation: D+9.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic63.2%8,335TrumpRepublican34.8%4,597OtherAll other candidates2.0%259

D+28.3

Lead: 3,738
Total: 13,191
vs nation: D+23.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic66.0%7,085TrumpRepublican27.4%2,940OtherAll other candidates6.7%716

D+38.6

Lead: 4,145
Total: 10,741
vs nation: D+36.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic68.4%7,004RomneyRepublican30.4%3,110OtherAll other candidates1.2%125

D+38.0

Lead: 3,894
Total: 10,239
vs nation: D+34.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic70.6%7,729McCainRepublican29.1%3,180OtherAll other candidates0.3%33

D+41.6

Lead: 4,549
Total: 10,942
vs nation: D+34.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic64.0%6,047BushRepublican35.8%3,386OtherAll other candidates0.2%22

D+28.1

Lead: 2,661
Total: 9,455
vs nation: D+30.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic64.3%4,603BushRepublican34.9%2,499OtherAll other candidates0.8%55

D+29.4

Lead: 2,104
Total: 7,157
vs nation: D+28.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic66.5%4,464DoleRepublican31.0%2,083OtherAll other candidates2.5%170

D+35.4

Lead: 2,381
Total: 6,717
vs nation: D+26.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 51,4142024 5-year
Population density: 252 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 204 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $53,0902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 10.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 87.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+67.0 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 11, NM · twin score 93.3

presidential history

Party record book

New Mexico 31st 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

83.4%

1,068 votes · D+67.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 83.3%

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

48.4%

2,571 votes · D+3.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 45.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

8,335votes

63.2% of the vote · D+28.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 7,729 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

5,882votes

45.1% of the vote · D+8.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 4,597 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

Harry S. Truman1948

+49.6pts D vs U.S.

Place D+54.1 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +49.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−9.6pts R vs U.S.

Place D+8.1 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · −18.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DJoe CervantesState Senate · 31

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

New Mexico 31st State Senate District sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.0 points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 20.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.1 points.

A population of 51,414, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,090 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 14.

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 11

% Latino12-yr trend% White≠ elasticity

State Senate District 14

% Latino2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 38

% LatinoMexican ancestrymedian age≠ 12-yr trend

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 31st State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, New Mexico 31st State Senate District voted Democratic by 8.1 points (D+8.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 13,045 votes cast, 6,940 went Democratic and 5,882 went Republican.

How many people live in New Mexico 31st State Senate District?

New Mexico 31st State Senate District has a population of 51,414 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in New Mexico 31st State Senate District?

Median household income in New Mexico 31st State Senate District is $53,090 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.

What is the political history of New Mexico 31st State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 31st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.