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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 37

A district of about 54,000 people, 53% Hispanic, 48% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+15.7 relative to the nation for president.

Bill Soules (D) · since Nov 6, 2012Next 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.

D+15.720th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 37

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+24.3D+16.1D+15.8
GovernorD+19.0No 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 37.

Adults with a bachelor's degree48% 95th pct · 3rd of 42 in NM

Higher than 95% of seats.

White adults without a degree19% 39th pct · 26th of 42 in NM

Lower than 61% of seats.

Hispanic residents53% 59th pct · 18th of 42 in NM

Higher than 59% of seats.

Black residents2% 51st pct · 21st of 42 in NM

Higher than 51% of seats.

Asian residents2% 85th pct · 7th of 42 in NM

Higher than 85% of seats.

People per square mile134 54th pct · 20th of 42 in NM

Denser 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 23
52% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+12.7Not up in 2026District 9
43% Hispanic · 39% college gradsD+16.5Not up in 2026District 10
49% Hispanic · 46% college gradsD+26.5Not up in 2026District 20
35% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+18.8Not 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