New Mexico State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-040
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
5,616.1 sq mi
Water Area
15.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Colfax County3119.71 sq mi55.5%83.0%
Mora County1926.25 sq mi34.3%100.0%
Rio Arriba County282.03 sq mi5.0%4.8%
San Miguel County277.36 sq mi4.9%5.9%
Taos County10.72 sq mi0.2%0.5%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Angel Fire village28.81 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Mora CDP8.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Truchas CDP6.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eagle Nest village4.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Raton city4.48 sq mi0.1%56.3%
Chamita CDP3.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ohkay Owingeh CDP3.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dixon CDP3.71 sq mi0.1%32.2%
Ojo Sarco CDP3.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ute Park CDP3.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chimayo CDP3.24 sq mi0.1%41.8%
Velarde CDP2.51 sq mi<0.1%98.5%
Lyden CDP2.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Springer town2.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cimarron village2.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Española city1.82 sq mi<0.1%22.1%
Cordova CDP1.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Los Luceros CDP1.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
La Villita CDP1.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wagon Mound village1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Canova CDP0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pueblito CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Watrous CDP0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alcalde CDP0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maxwell village0.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 26 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 330,909100.0%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
19,415
Active Voters
18,669 (96.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,89456.1%
Republican4,80324.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3231.7%
No party recorded3,39517.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,460 (23.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202412,936 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,694 (55.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,022 (61.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,030 (46.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,480 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,925 (35.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,731 (45.0%)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
29,126 (± 1,181)
Median Age
47.3
Median Household Income
$57,962 (± $4,029)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,55519.1%
18 to 6415,77354.2%
65 and over7,79826.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,77567.9%
White, not Hispanic7,31725.1%
Black, not Hispanic1770.6%
Asian, not Hispanic870.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,3364.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic170.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4121.4%

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
28,124
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,628

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic9,26532.9%
Hispanic18,86167.1%
White7,33326.1%
Black1740.6%
Asian510.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3344.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races110.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic7,98635.3%
Hispanic14,63664.7%
White6,48328.7%
Black1850.8%
Asian670.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2465.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races60.0%

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