New Mexico 35th State Senate District, New Mexico: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+31 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 144,9932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,4402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 59.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+20 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 35, NMOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 29,916 | 28,943 | 60,228 | ||
| D | 31,249 | 26,570 | 59,125 | ||
| D | 25,039 | 21,198 | 51,631 | ||
| D | 26,327 | 22,133 | 50,202 | ||
| D | 29,433 | 22,746 | 53,025 | ||
| R | 23,932 | 24,543 | 49,048 | ||
| R | 18,722 | 19,169 | 39,465 | ||
| D | 18,959 | 15,255 | 37,610 | ||
| D | 16,828 | 13,139 | 36,935 | ||
| R | 16,614 | 18,246 | 35,431 | ||
| R | 13,628 | 19,581 | 33,585 | ||
| R | 11,279 | 15,429 | 28,733 | ||
| R | 12,971 | 13,058 | 26,275 | ||
| R | 9,511 | 14,464 | 24,497 | ||
| R | 8,500 | 10,760 | 21,098 | ||
| D | 12,344 | 8,132 | 20,539 | ||
| D | 10,358 | 9,078 | 19,491 | ||
| R | 7,585 | 9,711 | 17,362 | ||
| R | 7,825 | 9,426 | 17,390 | ||
| D | 8,033 | 6,249 | 14,412 | ||
| D | 7,277 | 6,086 | 13,379 | ||
| D | 9,337 | 7,343 | 16,694 | ||
| D | 9,549 | 5,721 | 15,399 | ||
| D | 8,942 | 4,665 | 13,770 | ||
| R | 4,512 | 5,749 | 10,275 | ||
| R | 4,051 | 5,245 | 10,238 | ||
| R | 3,924 | 5,805 | 9,806 | ||
| R | 3,675 | 3,772 | 7,569 | ||
| D | 2,308 | 1,528 | 4,658 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.4%
English
7.8%
Irish
6.0%
American
5.0%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.3%
French
1.1%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,440
State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 35$51,440
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
22.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.5%
Working age (18–64)21.0%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.5%
speak English only
Spanish36.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the rural southeast corner of the state, this district posts presidential margins exceeding 25 points, reflecting a sparsely populated, energy-economy electorate that consistently diverges from the state's overall Democratic lean.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-one points in 1932; the Republican margin reached twenty points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 144,993, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $51,440 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 35, New Mexico. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/35035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 35, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 35, New Mexico voted Democratic by 1.6 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 60,228 votes cast, 29,916 went Democratic and 28,943 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 35, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, New Mexico as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 35, New Mexico last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, New Mexico voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 35, New Mexico?
State Senate District 35, New Mexico has a population of 144,993 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 35, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 35, New Mexico is $51,440 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 35, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.