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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 6

A district of about 60,000 people, 55% Hispanic, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+42.7 relative to the nation for president.

Bobby Gonzales (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+42.75th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 6

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+55.2D+42.4D+56.9
GovernorD+50.5No 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 6.

Adults with a bachelor's degree38% 73rd pct · 12th of 42 in NM

Higher than 73% of seats.

White adults without a degree15% 22nd pct · 33rd of 42 in NM

Lower than 78% of seats.

Hispanic residents55% 63rd pct · 16th of 42 in NM

Higher than 63% of seats.

Black residents1% 12th pct · 37th of 42 in NM

Lower than 88% of seats.

Asian residents1% 51st pct · 21st of 42 in NM

Higher than 51% of seats.

People per square mile26 39th pct · 26th of 42 in NM

Less dense than 61% 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 5
56% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+28.8Not up in 2026District 39
58% Hispanic · 31% college gradsD+27.4Not up in 2026District 38
71% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+16.0Not up in 2026District 24
61% Hispanic · 36% college gradsD+54.2Not 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