New Mexico State House District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-045
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
045
Land Area
12.6 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Santa Fe County12.58 sq mi100.0%0.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Santa Fe city12.58 sq mi100.0%24.1%

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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 329,916100.0%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
19,998
Active Voters
18,792 (94.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,15660.8%
Republican2,88514.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3061.5%
No party recorded4,65123.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,158 (35.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,289 (71.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,175 (55.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,466 (62.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,442 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,548 (47.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,105 (30.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,043 (40.2%)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
31,938 (± 1,504)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$77,939 (± $5,730)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,28519.7%
18 to 6419,73961.8%
65 and over5,91418.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,36060.6%
White, not Hispanic10,32232.3%
Black, not Hispanic1500.5%
Asian, not Hispanic7322.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3991.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2070.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7682.4%

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
28,344
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,247

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic12,15442.9%
Hispanic16,19257.1%
White10,64837.6%
Black1890.7%
Asian5081.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4031.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races260.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,68548.0%
Hispanic11,56652.0%
White9,40542.3%
Black2110.9%
Asian5422.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5172.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races150.1%

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