New Mexico 42nd State Senate District, New Mexico: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,8782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,8312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 56.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 42, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,786 | 10,064 | 13,025 | ||
| R | 2,969 | 9,748 | 12,918 | ||
| R | 2,749 | 7,448 | 11,053 | ||
| R | 3,211 | 7,305 | 10,806 | ||
| R | 3,910 | 7,477 | 11,519 | ||
| R | 3,367 | 8,010 | 11,452 | ||
| R | 3,440 | 6,029 | 9,657 | ||
| R | 4,346 | 4,899 | 10,134 | ||
| R | 3,752 | 4,474 | 10,227 | ||
| R | 4,283 | 6,258 | 10,637 | ||
| R | 3,556 | 7,634 | 11,308 | ||
| R | 3,537 | 6,077 | 9,920 | ||
| R | 4,600 | 4,906 | 9,581 | ||
| R | 2,549 | 6,339 | 9,120 | ||
| R | 3,050 | 4,345 | 8,657 | ||
| D | 5,815 | 4,099 | 9,949 | ||
| D | 4,639 | 4,631 | 9,326 | ||
| D | 3,889 | 3,751 | 7,695 | ||
| D | 3,584 | 3,338 | 6,951 | ||
| D | 3,585 | 1,216 | 4,849 | ||
| D | 2,431 | 1,142 | 3,580 | ||
| D | 2,686 | 998 | 3,691 | ||
| D | 2,434 | 638 | 3,105 | ||
| D | 1,902 | 463 | 2,431 | ||
| R | 578 | 872 | 1,452 | ||
| D | 760 | 362 | 1,188 | ||
| D | 812 | 504 | 1,332 | ||
| D | 631 | 207 | 887 | ||
| D | 405 | 86 | 722 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.8%
German
6.8%
American
6.5%
Irish
5.6%
Italian
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
French
0.8%
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: 35.0 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
$70,831
State Senate District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 42$70,831
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
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)21.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
64.9%
speak English only
Spanish33.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+46.5 across roughly 51,000 residents, this Albuquerque-area district ranks among the most reliably Democratic state senate seats in New Mexico, leaving general elections rarely competitive.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in New Mexico 42nd State Senate District peaked at fifty-nine 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 $70,831 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 42, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 42, New Mexico voted Republican by 55.9 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,025 votes cast, 2,786 went Democratic and 10,064 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 42, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 42, 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 42, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 42, New Mexico voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 42, New Mexico?
State Senate District 42, New Mexico has a population of 37,878 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 42, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 42, New Mexico is $70,831 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 42, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 42, 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.