New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 31
A district of about 36,000 people, 93% Hispanic, 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Joe Cervantes (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: New Mexico Secretary of StateUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:08 AM ET
Where it sits among all 42 seats
Every New Mexico State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1970; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Joe Cervantes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Joe Cervantes (D) | John Thomas Roberts (R) | 32.0 |
| 2016 | Joe Cervantes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Joe Cervantes (D) | Brett C. Preston (R) | 36.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Cynthia L. Nava (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Cynthia L. Nava (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Cynthia L. Nava (D) | Samuel Reyes (R) | 18.5 |
| 1996 | Cynthia L. Nava (D) | Samuel Reyes (R) | 17.6 |
| 1992 | Cynthia L. Nava (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Stuart Ingle (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Stuart Ingle (R) | Roger D. Hardaway (D) | 27.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Mickey D. Barnett (R)Flip | John Clemmons (D) | 18.4 |
| 1976 | Bobby E. Wood (D) | Sam A. Moorhead (R) | 7.7 |
| 1972 | Bobby E. Wood (D) | James L. Bruin (R) | 5.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Tibo J. Chavez (D) | Santiago Marquez (R) | 22.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 31
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 31's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NM-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+42.6 | No race | No race | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+44.6 | D+33.4 | D+18.0 |
| Governor | No race | D+35.4 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 42 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Mexico. The black marker is District 31.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Lowest of 42 seats.
Highest of 42 seats.
Lowest of 42 seats.
Lowest of 42 seats.
Denser than 59% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1184% HispanicD+20.7Not up in 2026District 36
70% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+9.7Not up in 2026District 14
72% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+16.1Not up in 2026District 38
71% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+16.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET