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New Mexico 39th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+41.42012D+35.62016D+30.02020D+30.52024D+25.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+25.6
2024
median income$68,380U.S. $80,734 · NM $64,059
median age45.6U.S. 39.1 · NM 39.7
poverty rate14.9%U.S. 12.5% · NM 17.9%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.2%U.S. 35.6% · NM 30.6%
non-english29.3%U.S. 22.3% · NM 31.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican32.8%
Spanish7.2%
Spaniard5.8%
English13.5%
German11.6%
Irish9.3%
Navajo5.4%
religion

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

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

New Mexico 39th State Senate District

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New Mexico 39th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+25.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Mexico 39th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New Mexico 39th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+25.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Mexico 39th State Senate District · D+25.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.8%14,084
Donald TrumpRepublican36.2%8,250
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.0%450
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Mexico 39th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
San Miguel County, NMDemocraticD+27.9
Santa Fe County, NMDemocraticD+48.9
Torrance County, NMRepublicanR+38.1
Valencia County, NMRepublicanR+16.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.8%Harris14,084
36.2%Trump8,250
2.0%Kennedy450
+25.6%
22,784
D
64.4%Biden14,415
33.9%Trump7,588
1.6%Jorgensen368
+30.5%
22,371
D
60.1%Clinton11,536
30.1%Trump5,773
9.8%Johnson1,888
+30.0%
19,197
D
67.8%Obama12,187
32.2%Romney5,785
0.0%
+35.6%
17,972
D
69.6%Obama8,313
28.2%McCain3,364
2.3%Nader273
+41.4%
11,950
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: +25.6% in 2024.+25.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+41.4%
2012+35.6%
2016+30.0%
2020+30.5%
2024+25.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DLiz StefanicsState Senate · 39

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Centered on the University of New Mexico and surrounding Albuquerque neighborhoods, this district has posted consistent double-digit Democratic margins, reflecting a dense concentration of students, educators, and urban renters.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.6 points.

A population of 51,471, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,380 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 24 and State Senate District 6.

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 24
New Mexico
96.5twin score
% Latino% Catholic2008 margin≠ college share
State Senate District 6
New Mexico
96.1twin score
% Catholic% Latino2008–2012 trajectory
State Senate District 5
New Mexico
94.5twin score
% Latino% Catholic2008–2012 trajectory≠ 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 39th State Senate District

counties it covers4
San Miguel CountySanta Fe CountyTorrance CountyValencia County

Frequently asked questions

How did New Mexico 39th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 39th State Senate District voted Democratic by 25.6 points (D+25.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,784 votes cast, 14,084 went Democratic and 8,250 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 39th State Senate District?
New Mexico 39th State Senate District has a population of 51,471 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 39th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 39th State Senate District is $68,380 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 39th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Mexico 39th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.