New Mexico 8th State Senate District, New Mexico: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 48,1342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,4872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 65.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, NMOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 11,872 | 9,522 | 21,843 | ||
| D | 13,525 | 9,019 | 22,985 | ||
| D | 11,829 | 6,686 | 20,855 | ||
| D | 15,023 | 6,695 | 22,486 | ||
| D | 17,360 | 7,053 | 24,702 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.7%
Irish
6.1%
English
6.0%
American
5.1%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$50,487
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$50,487
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.1%
Working age (18–64)19.8%
Seniors (65+)19.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
63.1%
speak English only
Spanish35.2%
Other languages0.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering sparsely populated stretches of eastern New Mexico, this district has delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles, reflecting a ranching and energy-sector electorate far removed from the state's urban centers.
The Democratic margin in New Mexico 8th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-two points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $50,487, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 48,134 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, New Mexico voted Democratic by 10.8 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,843 votes cast, 11,872 went Democratic and 9,522 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, New Mexico as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, New Mexico?
State Senate District 8, New Mexico has a population of 48,134 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 8, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, New Mexico is $50,487 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, New Mexico from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.