New Mexico State House District 54

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-054
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
054
Land Area
7,453.8 sq mi
Water Area
15.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 54

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Otero County4877.82 sq mi65.4%73.8%
Eddy County1387.61 sq mi18.6%33.2%
Chaves County1188.34 sq mi15.9%19.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Holloman AFB CDP12.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Artesia city10.19 sq mi0.1%89.5%
La Luz CDP8.78 sq mi0.1%82.1%
Alamogordo city5.89 sq mi0.1%27.3%
Orogrande CDP5.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boles Acres CDP5.62 sq mi0.1%45.9%
Pinon CDP5.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tularosa village2.00 sq mi<0.1%71.1%
Hope village1.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Whites City CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chaparral CDP0.15 sq mi<0.1%0.3%
Morningside CDP0.09 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

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 315,27150.0%2.2%2.0%
NM District 215,26150.0%2.2%98.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,751
Active Voters
16,325 (92.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,20518.1%
Republican9,96356.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3802.1%
No party recorded4,20323.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,069 (17.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202411,168 (62.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20227,953 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,639 (54.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,399 (36.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20167,158 (40.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,132 (23.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,077 (34.2%)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
30,327 (± 1,299)
Median Age
31.4
Median Household Income
$66,270 (± $8,659)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,70025.4%
18 to 6418,51761.1%
65 and over4,11013.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,64741.7%
White, not Hispanic14,83748.9%
Black, not Hispanic4671.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4091.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6282.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1120.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2274.0%

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
29,379
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
21,678

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,47059.5%
Hispanic11,91440.6%
White15,14651.6%
Black4371.5%
Asian2941.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6322.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1040.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic14,09965.0%
Hispanic7,58035.0%
White12,32756.9%
Black5942.7%
Asian4402.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6833.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races630.3%

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