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New Mexico 35th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+6.82012R+12.62016R+15.72020R+12.42024R+13.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+13.1
2024
median income$57,797U.S. $80,734 · NM $64,059
median age45.9U.S. 39.1 · NM 39.7
poverty rate18.8%U.S. 12.5% · NM 17.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)28.5%U.S. 35.6% · NM 30.6%
non-english39.5%U.S. 22.3% · NM 31.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German15.0%
English13.9%
Irish10.7%
Mexican40.3%
Spaniard1.7%
Spanish1.2%
Navajo4.0%
African American†0.5%
African0.4%
religion

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

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

New Mexico 35th State Senate District

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New Mexico 35th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+13.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Mexico 35th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New Mexico 35th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+13.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Mexico 35th State Senate District · R+13.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.5%14,398
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.4%10,989
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%542
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 8 counties 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 (8 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Mexico 35th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Catron County, NMRepublicanR+50.1
Doña Ana County, NMDemocraticD+9.8
Grant County, NMDemocraticD+5.1
Greenlee County, AZRepublicanR+40.8
Hidalgo County, NMRepublicanR+23.4
Luna County, NMRepublicanR+18.9
Sierra County, NMRepublicanR+19.2
Socorro County, NMRepublicanR+3.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.4%Harris10,989
55.5%Trump14,398
2.1%Kennedy542
−13.1%
25,929
R
42.7%Biden10,302
55.1%Trump13,290
2.1%Jorgensen508
−12.4%
24,100
R
36.9%Clinton7,405
52.7%Trump10,561
10.4%Johnson2,082
−15.7%
20,048
R
43.7%Obama8,257
56.3%Romney10,631
0.0%
−12.6%
18,888
R
45.7%Obama8,868
52.5%McCain10,194
1.7%Nader337
−6.8%
19,399
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: −13.1% in 2024.−13.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−6.8%
2012−12.6%
2016−15.7%
2020−12.4%
2024−13.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RCrystal BrantleyState Senate · 35

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 15.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.1 points.

A population of 51,861, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,797 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 32 and Legislative (Senate) District 15.

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 32
New Mexico
83.3twin score
Mexican ancestrymedian incomepopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend
Legislative (Senate) District 15
Washington
81.2twin score
Mexican ancestry% Black% Asian≠ median age
State Senate District 37
New Mexico
81.1twin score
% LatinoMexican ancestrymedian income≠ median age

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 35th State Senate District

counties it covers6
Catron CountyDoña Ana CountyGrant CountyLuna CountySierra CountySocorro County

Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 35th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 35th State Senate District voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,929 votes cast, 10,989 went Democratic and 14,398 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 35th State Senate District?
New Mexico 35th State Senate District has a population of 51,861 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 35th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 35th State Senate District is $57,797 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 35th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Mexico 35th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.