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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 19

A district of about 58,000 people, 27% Hispanic, 46% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+7.9 relative to the nation for president.

Ant Thornton (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028

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.

R+7.931st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 19

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 race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

201820202024
U.S. SenateD+3.8R+16.2R+29.0
GovernorR+8.2No raceNo 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 7, 2026, 3:01 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 19.

Adults with a bachelor's degree46% 88th pct · 6th of 42 in NM

Higher than 88% of seats.

White adults without a degree32% 80th pct · 9th of 42 in NM

Higher than 80% of seats.

Hispanic residents27% 12th pct · 37th of 42 in NM

Lower than 88% of seats.

Black residents1% 22nd pct · 33rd of 42 in NM

Lower than 78% of seats.

Asian residents2% 76th pct · 11th of 42 in NM

Higher than 76% of seats.

People per square mile50 46th pct · 23rd of 42 in NM

Less dense than 54% 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 35
47% Hispanic · 27% college gradsR+13.3Not up in 2026District 9
43% Hispanic · 39% college gradsD+16.5Not up in 2026District 12
41% Hispanic · 34% college gradsEvenNot up in 2026District 1
21% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+34.6Not 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