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State Senate District 40·New Mexico

New Mexico 40th State Senate District delivered D+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A mid-size Albuquerque-area district holding a double-digit Democratic lean

20082024·5 elections
NM
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
51,827
2024 ACS

New Mexico 40th State Senate District, New Mexico: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+13 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
51,8272024 5-year
Median household income
$86,6362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
50.9%2024 5-year
Black
2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
40.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+13 in 2008MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.8%
13,90312,35126,837
D
+8.4%
13,69511,53125,833
D
+2.9%
9,3498,74120,815
D
+5.3%
9,1908,22818,246
D
+12.8%
11,0238,50019,782

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.2%
English
10.0%
Irish
8.4%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.0%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.1%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.4%
speak English only
Spanish14.1%
Other languages7.9%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
39.1%
Other Christian
10.8%
Baptist
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 52,000 residents and a 2024 presidential margin of D+10.9, this Bernalillo County district reflects the Democratic tilt characteristic of Albuquerque's inner suburban and urban precincts.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 51,827, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,636 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 40, New Mexico — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/35040/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 40, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 40, New Mexico voted Democratic by 5.8 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,837 votes cast, 13,903 went Democratic and 12,351 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 40, New Mexico's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 40, New Mexico?
State Senate District 40, New Mexico has a population of 51,827 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 40, New Mexico?
Median household income in State Senate District 40, New Mexico is $86,636 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 40, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, New Mexico from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.