New Mexico State House District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-018
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
7.09 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bernalillo County7.09 sq mi100.0%0.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albuquerque city7.09 sq mi100.0%3.8%

Showing all 1 place

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 131,064100.0%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
20,508
Active Voters
19,147 (93.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,70562.0%
Republican2,34311.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5342.6%
No party recorded4,92624.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,746 (42.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,191 (74.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,982 (58.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,963 (63.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,861 (48.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,715 (47.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,183 (30.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,175 (39.9%)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
29,909 (± 1,527)
Median Age
34.3
Median Household Income
$50,799 (± $6,673)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
55.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,75112.5%
18 to 6421,21670.9%
65 and over4,94216.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,54735.3%
White, not Hispanic14,13147.2%
Black, not Hispanic1,1623.9%
Asian, not Hispanic9093.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,1193.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3021.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7045.7%

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
27,442
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,099

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic18,08865.9%
Hispanic9,35834.1%
White14,24251.9%
Black9313.4%
Asian4601.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1214.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races1500.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,41168.1%
Hispanic7,69131.9%
White13,07054.2%
Black1,1074.6%
Asian6222.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4966.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1420.6%

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