New Mexico State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-006
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
2,287.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Taos County1775.33 sq mi77.6%80.6%
Santa Fe County291.34 sq mi12.7%15.3%
Rio Arriba County174.17 sq mi7.6%3.0%
Los Alamos County46.77 sq mi2.0%42.9%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Taos Pueblo CDP15.60 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Nambe CDP8.69 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Chimayo CDP7.69 sq mi0.3%99.4%
White Rock CDP7.07 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Truchas CDP6.93 sq mi0.3%100.0%
San Cristobal CDP6.89 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Arroyo Seco CDP6.83 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Taos town5.58 sq mi0.2%92.3%
Questa village5.11 sq mi0.2%72.2%
San Ildefonso Pueblo CDP4.42 sq mi0.2%100.0%
El Valle de Arroyo Seco CDP4.38 sq mi0.2%85.3%
Pojoaque CDP4.37 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dixon CDP3.71 sq mi0.2%32.2%
Ranchos de Taos CDP3.53 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ojo Sarco CDP3.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Costilla CDP3.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Taos Ski Valley village2.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
El Rancho CDP2.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ojo Caliente CDP2.09 sq mi0.1%78.8%
Cordova CDP1.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Arroyo Hondo CDP1.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chamisal CDP1.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cuyamungue Grant CDP1.64 sq mi0.1%64.3%
Talpa CDP1.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Peñasco CDP1.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 37 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 351,532100.0%7.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,047
Active Voters
34,159 (94.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,36459.3%
Republican6,52818.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6631.8%
No party recorded7,49220.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,209 (25.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,170 (67.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202218,992 (52.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202022,405 (62.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201817,658 (49.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,794 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,033 (33.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,787 (43.8%)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
49,952 (± 1,146)
Median Age
49.0
Median Household Income
$67,435 (± $5,611)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,05818.1%
18 to 6427,10454.3%
65 and over13,79027.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)26,09252.2%
White, not Hispanic18,62737.3%
Black, not Hispanic1440.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3820.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3,2546.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1040.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3362.7%

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
48,246
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,267

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic23,60348.9%
Hispanic24,64351.1%
White18,66638.7%
Black1140.2%
Asian3420.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,2626.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races2540.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,28751.7%
Hispanic18,98648.4%
White16,49942.0%
Black2590.7%
Asian4321.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,9277.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races1710.4%

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