New Mexico State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-005
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
2,382.8 sq mi
Water Area
18.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rio Arriba County2312.31 sq mi97.0%39.5%
Los Alamos County62.35 sq mi2.6%57.1%
Santa Fe County7.32 sq mi0.3%0.4%
Sandoval County0.76 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Los Alamos CDP11.11 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Española city8.18 sq mi0.3%99.5%
Dixon CDP7.82 sq mi0.3%67.8%
La Mesilla CDP4.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
La Madera CDP4.44 sq mi0.2%33.9%
El Rito CDP4.11 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chamita CDP3.85 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ohkay Owingeh CDP3.84 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chili CDP3.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canjilon CDP3.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Medanales CDP3.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tierra Amarilla CDP2.69 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Velarde CDP2.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lyden CDP2.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Santa Clara Pueblo CDP2.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Puebla CDP1.85 sq mi0.1%65.1%
San Jose CDP1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hernandez CDP1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Los Luceros CDP1.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
El Duende CDP1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ensenada CDP1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Los Ojos CDP1.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cuartelez CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Villita CDP1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Abiquiu CDP0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 34 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 349,357100.0%7.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,720
Active Voters
31,441 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,29357.2%
Republican6,62419.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6041.8%
No party recorded7,19921.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,166 (15.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,717 (67.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,735 (52.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,990 (62.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,683 (46.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,456 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,951 (32.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,620 (43.4%)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
49,766 (± 1,341)
Median Age
39.9
Median Household Income
$75,881 (± $5,665)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,36122.8%
18 to 6428,44957.2%
65 and over9,95620.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,74659.8%
White, not Hispanic14,23728.6%
Black, not Hispanic3760.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0352.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,8855.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic380.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3160.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1332.3%

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
46,986
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
35,730

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic19,23440.9%
Hispanic27,75559.1%
White14,53330.9%
Black3650.8%
Asian5041.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,8826.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.1%
Two or More Races1760.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,53443.5%
Hispanic20,19456.5%
White12,23734.2%
Black2500.7%
Asian5431.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3906.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races1210.3%

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