New Mexico State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-047
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
239.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.21 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Santa Fe County239.45 sq mi100.0%12.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Santa Fe city21.61 sq mi9.0%41.4%
Tano Road CDP8.93 sq mi3.7%77.3%
Santa Fe Foothills CDP8.28 sq mi3.5%100.0%
La Cueva CDP7.68 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Glorieta CDP7.65 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Cañoncito CDP6.87 sq mi2.9%69.3%
La Tierra CDP4.34 sq mi1.8%44.2%
Sunlit Hills CDP3.75 sq mi1.6%99.9%
Cañada de los Alamos CDP3.68 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Arroyo Hondo CDP3.17 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Hyde Park CDP2.12 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Conejo CDP1.90 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Valencia CDP1.55 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Seton Village CDP0.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tesuque CDP0.06 sq mi<0.1%1.0%
Eldorado at Santa Fe CDP0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 16 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 329,895100.0%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
26,724
Active Voters
25,046 (93.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,43065.2%
Republican3,26412.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3681.4%
No party recorded5,66221.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,552 (35.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,577 (77.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,285 (64.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,330 (68.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,494 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,049 (52.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,586 (35.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,941 (44.7%)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
30,733 (± 1,207)
Median Age
59.9
Median Household Income
$99,109 (± $4,552)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,38011.0%
18 to 6414,90248.5%
65 and over12,45140.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,09826.3%
White, not Hispanic19,98065.0%
Black, not Hispanic2240.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5051.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6002.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic590.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1390.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1283.7%

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
29,904
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
26,584

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,04173.7%
Hispanic7,86626.3%
White20,30767.9%
Black1890.6%
Asian2640.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6012.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander610.2%
Two or More Races1100.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,13175.7%
Hispanic6,44924.3%
White18,84370.9%
Black2430.9%
Asian3491.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6522.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander580.2%
Two or More Races00.0%

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