New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 7

A district of about 49,000 people, 44% Hispanic, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+42.1 relative to the nation for president.

Pat Woods (R) · 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.

R+42.137th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 7

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.

20182020
U.S. SenateR+26.7R+38.2
GovernorR+35.2No 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 7.

Adults with a bachelor's degree24% 41st pct · 25th of 42 in NM

Lower than 59% of seats.

White adults without a degree34% 88th pct · 6th of 42 in NM

Higher than 88% of seats.

Hispanic residents44% 39th pct · 26th of 42 in NM

Lower than 61% of seats.

Black residents4% 98th pct · 2nd of 42 in NM

Higher than 98% of seats.

Asian residents1% 39th pct · 26th of 42 in NM

Lower than 61% of seats.

People per square mile6.4 10th pct · 38th of 42 in NM

Less dense than 90% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET