New Mexico State House District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-043
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
043
Land Area
979.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.78 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sandoval County730.42 sq mi74.6%19.7%
Santa Fe County140.10 sq mi14.3%7.3%
Los Alamos County109.12 sq mi11.1%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cañon CDP14.94 sq mi1.5%92.8%
La Cienega CDP11.66 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Los Alamos CDP11.11 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Ponderosa CDP8.76 sq mi0.9%96.0%
White Rock CDP7.07 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Peña Blanca CDP6.89 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Santa Fe city5.79 sq mi0.6%11.1%
Jemez Springs village4.80 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Tres Arroyos CDP1.76 sq mi0.2%19.0%
La Cueva CDP1.65 sq mi0.2%100.0%
La Bajada CDP0.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Agua Fria CDP0.08 sq mi<0.1%3.5%

Showing all 12 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 329,547100.0%4.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
23,119
Active Voters
21,523 (93.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,50045.4%
Republican5,64524.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4622.0%
No party recorded6,51228.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,430 (23.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,766 (72.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,961 (56.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,002 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,272 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201611,392 (49.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,584 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,684 (41.9%)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
28,796 (± 1,135)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$121,190 (± $9,002)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,19221.5%
18 to 6417,41560.5%
65 and over5,18918.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,19135.4%
White, not Hispanic15,60454.2%
Black, not Hispanic2050.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1223.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1520.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1800.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3264.6%

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
26,666
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
20,477

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,74366.5%
Hispanic8,92533.5%
White15,66458.7%
Black1590.6%
Asian5562.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1520.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.1%
Two or More Races4521.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,13169.0%
Hispanic6,34331.0%
White12,91863.1%
Black730.4%
Asian6393.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2941.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.1%
Two or More Races1900.9%

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