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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 2

A district of about 54,000 people, 27% Hispanic, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+54.3 relative to the nation for president.

Steve Lanier (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+54.341st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 2

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. SenateR+38.3R+56.6R+48.8
GovernorR+53.6No 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 2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree20% 20th pct · 34th of 42 in NM

Lower than 80% of seats.

White adults without a degree42% 100th pct · 1st of 42 in NM

Highest of 42 seats.

Hispanic residents27% 15th pct · 36th of 42 in NM

Lower than 85% of seats.

Black residents1% 24th pct · 32nd of 42 in NM

Lower than 76% of seats.

Asian residents1% 12th pct · 37th of 42 in NM

Lower than 88% of seats.

People per square mile63 49th pct · 22nd of 42 in NM

Less dense than 51% 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 42
47% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+64.6Not up in 2026District 1
21% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+34.6Not up in 2026District 27
49% Hispanic · 22% college gradsR+49.4Not up in 2026District 33
34% Hispanic · 26% college gradsR+31.6Not 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