New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
New Mexico Senate District 5
A district of about 37,000 people, 56% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+28.8 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+48.2 | D+29.6 |
| Governor | D+39.4 | 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 5.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Less dense than 73% 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 655% Hispanic · 38% college gradsD+42.7Not up in 2026District 39
58% Hispanic · 31% college gradsD+27.4Not up in 2026District 8
64% Hispanic · 27% college gradsD+11.2Not 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