New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 26
A district of about 50,000 people, 72% Hispanic, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+21.6 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.
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 race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | D+42.8 | D+23.8 |
| Governor | D+36.3 | 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 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 26.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Denser than 95% 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 1472% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+16.1Not up in 2026District 11
84% HispanicD+20.7Not up in 2026District 23
52% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+12.7Not 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