New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 23

A district of about 57,000 people, 52% Hispanic, 40% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+12.7 relative to the nation for president.

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.

D+12.723rd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 23

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.

20182020
U.S. SenateD+24.7D+6.3
GovernorD+16.1No 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 23.

Adults with a bachelor's degree40% 80th pct · 9th of 42 in NM

Higher than 80% of seats.

White adults without a degree18% 34th pct · 28th of 42 in NM

Lower than 66% of seats.

Hispanic residents52% 56th pct · 19th of 42 in NM

Higher than 56% of seats.

Black residents3% 83rd pct · 8th of 42 in NM

Higher than 83% of seats.

Asian residents3% 90th pct · 5th of 42 in NM

Higher than 90% of seats.

People per square mile388 68th pct · 14th of 42 in NM

Denser than 68% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET