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New Mexico State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Mexico Senate District 9

A district of about 56,000 people, 43% Hispanic, 39% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+16.5 relative to the nation for president.

Cindy Nava (D) · since Nov 5, 2024Next 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+16.517th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican22nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 9

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+25.2D+9.9D+18.1
GovernorD+16.2No 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 9.

Adults with a bachelor's degree39% 76th pct · 11th of 42 in NM

Higher than 76% of seats.

White adults without a degree26% 61st pct · 17th of 42 in NM

Higher than 61% of seats.

Hispanic residents43% 34th pct · 28th of 42 in NM

Lower than 66% of seats.

Black residents2% 61st pct · 17th of 42 in NM

Higher than 61% of seats.

Asian residents2% 71st pct · 13th of 42 in NM

Higher than 71% of seats.

People per square mile384 66th pct · 15th of 42 in NM

Denser than 66% 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 20
35% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+18.8Not up in 2026District 10
49% Hispanic · 46% college gradsD+26.5Not up in 2026District 37
53% Hispanic · 48% college gradsD+15.7Not up in 2026District 23
52% Hispanic · 40% college gradsD+12.7Not 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