New Mexico 30th State Senate District, New Mexico: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+19 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 48,0202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,3982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 46.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,249 | 9,632 | 19,311 | ||
| D | 9,863 | 8,825 | 19,101 | ||
| D | 7,568 | 6,823 | 16,599 | ||
| D | 9,192 | 6,790 | 16,736 | ||
| D | 10,455 | 7,075 | 17,782 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.5%
English
6.0%
Irish
5.3%
American
4.0%
Italian
1.6%
Scottish
1.2%
French
1.0%
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: 39.1 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
$56,398
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$56,398
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
22.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.0%
Working age (18–64)20.1%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.3%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other languages11.7%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+15.8 across roughly 48,000 residents, this Albuquerque-area district has shown consistent leftward lean, making it a stable anchor in New Mexico's legislative map rather than a perennial battleground.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached nineteen points in 2008; the Republican margin reached two points in 2024. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 48,020, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $56,398 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 30, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, New Mexico voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,311 votes cast, 9,249 went Democratic and 9,632 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, New Mexico as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 30, New Mexico last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, New Mexico voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, New Mexico?
State Senate District 30, New Mexico has a population of 48,020 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 30, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, New Mexico is $56,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, New Mexico from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.