New Mexico State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-008
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
52.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.36 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Valencia County52.61 sq mi100.0%4.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Los Chaves CDP11.45 sq mi21.8%100.0%
Los Lunas village8.44 sq mi16.0%41.4%
Peralta town4.44 sq mi8.4%99.9%
Bosque Farms village3.93 sq mi7.5%100.0%
Belen city2.20 sq mi4.2%11.6%
Valencia CDP1.05 sq mi2.0%67.5%
Tome CDP0.58 sq mi1.1%10.4%
Adelino CDP0.27 sq mi0.5%9.2%
Sausal CDP0.23 sq mi0.4%10.3%

Showing all 9 places

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 222,11471.1%3.1%78.5%
NM District 19,01028.9%1.3%21.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
20,789
Active Voters
19,994 (96.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,86833.0%
Republican8,96943.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4162.0%
No party recorded4,53621.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,019 (19.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,912 (71.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,271 (44.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,541 (65.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,825 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201610,777 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,918 (33.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,470 (45.6%)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
31,751 (± 1,301)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$70,935 (± $8,679)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,14922.5%
18 to 6418,73559.0%
65 and over5,86718.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,34754.6%
White, not Hispanic11,42636.0%
Black, not Hispanic2880.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3801.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,2914.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic640.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic700.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8852.8%

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
31,149
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,037

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic14,29245.9%
Hispanic16,85654.1%
White11,53537.0%
Black4081.3%
Asian3041.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2924.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.2%
Two or More Races890.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,88849.5%
Hispanic12,14850.5%
White9,79140.7%
Black5232.2%
Asian2331.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1915.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander630.3%
Two or More Races890.4%

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