New Mexico State Senate District 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-004
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
3,935.2 sq mi
Water Area
3.26 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
McKinley County1582.90 sq mi40.2%29.0%
Cibola County1417.55 sq mi36.0%31.2%
San Juan County935.60 sq mi23.8%17.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Church Rock CDP18.34 sq mi0.5%100.0%
San Rafael CDP15.75 sq mi0.4%99.7%
Thoreau CDP12.78 sq mi0.3%32.4%
Ramah CDP12.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Timberlake CDP11.79 sq mi0.3%73.8%
Bluewater CDP11.51 sq mi0.3%93.4%
Pinedale CDP10.29 sq mi0.3%99.8%
El Morro Valley CDP9.93 sq mi0.3%74.5%
Newcomb CDP9.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Iyanbito CDP9.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Grants city9.22 sq mi0.2%62.0%
Manuelito CDP8.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Nakaibito CDP7.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pinehaven CDP6.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tse Bonito CDP6.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Candy Kitchen CDP5.28 sq mi0.1%40.6%
Catalpa Canyon CDP5.25 sq mi0.1%74.5%
Sheep Springs CDP5.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crystal CDP4.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sanostee CDP4.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gallup city4.49 sq mi0.1%22.3%
Milan village4.34 sq mi0.1%98.4%
Bluewater Village CDP3.55 sq mi0.1%47.0%
Pinehill CDP3.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sundance CDP3.47 sq mi0.1%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 331,28464.9%4.4%61.5%
NM District 216,95135.1%2.4%38.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,606
Active Voters
31,275 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,12052.5%
Republican6,88321.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6742.1%
No party recorded7,92924.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,234 (19.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,716 (57.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,956 (42.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,447 (53.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,923 (36.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,278 (40.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,083 (27.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,073 (37.0%)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
47,247 (± 1,673)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$46,531 (± $3,329)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,72624.8%
18 to 6427,91559.1%
65 and over7,60616.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,49618.0%
White, not Hispanic6,68914.2%
Black, not Hispanic1340.3%
Asian, not Hispanic5661.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic29,94763.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic520.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic930.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2702.7%

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
46,805
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,110

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,43482.1%
Hispanic8,37217.9%
White6,77914.5%
Black1540.3%
Asian3090.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native29,96764.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.1%
Two or More Races990.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,64684.4%
Hispanic5,46715.6%
White5,84716.7%
Black2080.6%
Asian2150.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native23,26466.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.1%
Two or More Races820.2%

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