New Mexico State House District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-012
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
9.51 sq mi
Water Area
0.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bernalillo County9.51 sq mi100.0%0.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
South Valley CDP7.04 sq mi74.0%24.3%
Albuquerque city1.45 sq mi15.3%0.8%

Showing all 2 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 230,913100.0%4.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,215
Active Voters
14,831 (97.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,50149.3%
Republican3,17720.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2751.8%
No party recorded4,26228.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,394 (15.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–20248,777 (57.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,957 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20208,059 (53.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,234 (34.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,134 (40.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,127 (20.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,221 (34.3%)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
31,425 (± 2,100)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$54,938 (± $4,691)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
74.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
8.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,50823.9%
18 to 6419,64062.5%
65 and over4,27713.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)27,20386.6%
White, not Hispanic3,16110.1%
Black, not Hispanic3711.2%
Asian, not Hispanic970.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1700.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic320.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3721.2%

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
26,793
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,350

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic4,20115.7%
Hispanic22,59584.3%
White3,19911.9%
Black3711.4%
Asian980.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1720.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.1%
Two or More Races10.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic3,51418.2%
Hispanic15,83781.8%
White2,82314.6%
Black3131.6%
Asian480.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3071.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.1%
Two or More Races30.0%

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