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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 38

A district of about 53,000 people, 71% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+16.0 relative to the nation for president.

Carrie Hamblen (D) · 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.

D+16.019th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 38

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+30.9D+23.7D+17.0
GovernorD+25.8No 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 38.

Adults with a bachelor's degree34% 59th pct · 18th of 42 in NM

Higher than 59% of seats.

White adults without a degree14% 15th pct · 36th of 42 in NM

Lower than 85% of seats.

Hispanic residents71% 90th pct · 5th of 42 in NM

Higher than 90% of seats.

Black residents2% 59th pct · 18th of 42 in NM

Higher than 59% of seats.

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

Lower than 76% of seats.

People per square mile43 44th pct · 24th of 42 in NM

Less dense than 56% 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 36
70% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+9.7Not up in 2026District 14
72% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+16.1Not up in 2026District 39
58% Hispanic · 31% college gradsD+27.4Not 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