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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 29

A district of about 46,000 people, 59% Hispanic, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+14.1 relative to the nation for president.

Joshua Sanchez (R) · since Nov 3, 2020Next 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+14.133rd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 29

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+12.4R+12.4R+15.0
GovernorR+2.4No 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 29.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 29th pct · 30th of 42 in NM

Lower than 71% of seats.

White adults without a degree26% 59th pct · 18th of 42 in NM

Higher than 59% of seats.

Hispanic residents59% 76th pct · 11th of 42 in NM

Higher than 76% of seats.

Black residents1% 32nd pct · 29th of 42 in NM

Lower than 68% of seats.

Asian residents1% 37th pct · 27th of 42 in NM

Lower than 63% of seats.

People per square mile37 41st pct · 25th of 42 in NM

Less dense 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 28
58% Hispanic · 22% college gradsR+0.1Not up in 2026District 35
47% Hispanic · 27% college gradsR+13.3Not up in 2026District 36
70% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+9.7Not up in 2026District 8
64% Hispanic · 27% college gradsD+11.2Not 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