New Mexico State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-049
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
13,457 sq mi
Water Area
7.23 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Catron County6113.38 sq mi45.4%88.3%
Socorro County4702.23 sq mi34.9%70.7%
Sierra County1988.94 sq mi14.8%47.6%
Valencia County652.40 sq mi4.8%61.2%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pie Town CDP57.27 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Truth or Consequences city15.82 sq mi0.1%56.5%
Belen city13.34 sq mi0.1%70.1%
Escudilla Bonita CDP12.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aragon CDP8.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jarales CDP8.26 sq mi0.1%94.7%
Apache Creek CDP8.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Magdalena village6.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rio Communities city5.97 sq mi<0.1%77.6%
Los Lunas village5.84 sq mi<0.1%28.7%
Luna CDP5.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Casa Colorada CDP5.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Madrone CDP3.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cruzville CDP2.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Socorro city2.29 sq mi<0.1%15.8%
Rivers CDP2.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hillsboro CDP2.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oasis CDP2.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pueblitos CDP1.96 sq mi<0.1%92.1%
Datil CDP1.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Quemado CDP1.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Las Palomas CDP1.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lemitar CDP1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Abeytas CDP1.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alamillo CDP1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 43 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 225,80190.4%3.7%98.3%
NM District 12,7469.6%0.4%1.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
22,765
Active Voters
21,667 (95.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,34632.3%
Republican9,99143.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4632.0%
No party recorded4,96521.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,338 (23.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,883 (69.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,398 (50.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,864 (60.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,289 (45.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201610,670 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,303 (32.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,221 (40.5%)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
29,624 (± 1,098)
Median Age
52.8
Median Household Income
$47,770 (± $4,879)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,49318.5%
18 to 6415,07350.9%
65 and over9,05830.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,15947.8%
White, not Hispanic13,49945.6%
Black, not Hispanic2320.8%
Asian, not Hispanic300.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4541.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2130.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0373.5%

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
28,251
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,824

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic15,37854.4%
Hispanic12,87445.6%
White14,06349.8%
Black2320.8%
Asian80.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4551.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,47659.0%
Hispanic9,34741.0%
White12,29953.9%
Black3301.4%
Asian350.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native8113.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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