New Mexico State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-003
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
773.8 sq mi
Water Area
14 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
San Juan County773.84 sq mi100.0%14.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bloomfield city18.55 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Aztec city15.06 sq mi1.9%88.3%
Crouch Mesa CDP13.11 sq mi1.7%63.4%
Navajo Dam CDP12.07 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Cedar Hill CDP9.40 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Center Point CDP9.19 sq mi1.2%100.0%
West Hammond CDP9.11 sq mi1.2%100.0%
South River CDP8.06 sq mi1.0%94.5%
Middle Mesa CDP6.71 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Blanco CDP6.14 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Angustura CDP4.77 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Turley CDP4.63 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Lee Acres CDP4.18 sq mi0.5%40.5%
North Light Plant CDP0.80 sq mi0.1%37.2%
La Boca CDP0.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Flora Vista CDP0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NM District 328,323100.0%4.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
20,213
Active Voters
18,844 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,62317.9%
Republican11,23755.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4632.3%
No party recorded4,89024.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,861 (19.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,500 (66.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,009 (49.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,207 (60.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20188,139 (40.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,326 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20145,524 (27.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,977 (39.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/26/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
27,115 (± 1,298)
Median Age
38.4
Median Household Income
$53,786 (± $4,737)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,05626.0%
18 to 6415,15355.9%
65 and over4,90618.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,81428.8%
White, not Hispanic14,51653.5%
Black, not Hispanic2831.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1360.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3,35012.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic90.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic380.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9693.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
26,315
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,308

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic19,14672.8%
Hispanic7,17127.3%
White14,75556.1%
Black2951.1%
Asian400.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,35012.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races570.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,93577.4%
Hispanic4,37622.7%
White11,81361.2%
Black2921.5%
Asian410.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,73214.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.1%
Two or More Races540.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).