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1876–2024
State Senate District 41·New Mexico

For fifty-two years, New Mexico 41st State Senate District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of New Mexico's most reliably Republican districts by a wide margin

18762024·38 elections
NM
Latest
R+60
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
51,564
2024 ACS

New Mexico 41st State Senate District, New Mexico: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+60MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
51,5642024 5-year
Median household income
$70,2922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
60.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−60.0%
3,07612,63515,920
R
−57.5%
3,22012,25415,715
R
−46.4%
3,0769,25313,307
R
−45.2%
3,3639,17812,853
R
−39.2%
4,1489,60013,896
R
−51.7%
3,26210,33313,675
R
−36.5%
3,4187,45711,072
R
−10.1%
4,6005,76111,520
R
−12.7%
4,1255,67812,271
R
−24.9%
4,7897,98912,875
R
−44.5%
3,85010,14014,150
R
−30.2%
4,0327,67312,047
R
−8.4%
5,2446,21411,553
R
−49.7%
2,8048,64911,755
R
−14.8%
3,7205,37911,185
D
+15.1%
6,9125,08812,042
D
+2.4%
5,8725,59811,552
D
+5.1%
4,7984,3289,188
D
+6.6%
4,2273,7047,956
D
+55.5%
3,9741,1215,141
D
+41.7%
2,5701,0553,630
D
+52.9%
3,2641,0034,274
D
+70.8%
2,9364903,455
D
+71.0%
1,9532992,329
R
−10.1%
4835921,077
D
+46.5%
583197830
D
+36.4%
6983211,037
D
+50.7%
25978357
D
+48.8%
17327299
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.5%
German
6.3%
American
5.8%
Irish
5.3%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.7%
Scottish
0.6%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
59.0%
speak English only
Spanish39.5%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.4%
Baptist
11.7%
Other Christian
11.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Methodist
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.2, this district sits among the most one-sided in the state, likely reflecting a rural, energy-sector economy and a predominantly non-Hispanic white or Hispanic conservative electorate.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in New Mexico 41st State Senate District peaked at seventy-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fifteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $70,292 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 41, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 41, New Mexico voted Republican by 60.0 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,920 votes cast, 3,076 went Democratic and 12,635 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 41, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 41, New Mexico as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 41, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 41, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 41, New Mexico?
State Senate District 41, New Mexico has a population of 51,564 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 41, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 41, New Mexico is $70,292 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 41, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 41, New Mexico from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.