New Mexico State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-008
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
15,261.3 sq mi
Water Area
40.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
San Miguel County3790.30 sq mi24.8%80.3%
Colfax County3757.98 sq mi24.6%100.0%
Guadalupe County3029.77 sq mi19.9%100.0%
Harding County2040.09 sq mi13.4%96.0%
Mora County1926.25 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Taos County427.05 sq mi2.8%19.4%
Quay County289.78 sq mi1.9%10.1%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Angel Fire village28.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Puerto de Luna CDP14.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Logan village10.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Conchas Dam CDP8.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mora CDP8.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Raton city7.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Las Vegas city7.82 sq mi0.1%90.7%
Tecolote CDP5.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Vaughn town5.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Santa Rosa city5.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eagle Nest village4.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ute Park CDP3.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ribera CDP2.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
North San Ysidro CDP2.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Springer town2.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cimarron village2.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Roy village2.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Llano del Medio CDP1.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pueblo CDP1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Anton Chico CDP1.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Soham CDP1.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sena CDP1.40 sq mi<0.1%65.7%
Newkirk CDP1.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wagon Mound village1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mosquero village1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 33 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 343,85890.8%6.2%80.1%
NM District 14,4529.2%0.6%19.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,863
Active Voters
33,291 (95.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,45455.8%
Republican8,83525.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5511.6%
No party recorded6,02317.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,789 (28.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,955 (65.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202218,881 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,459 (61.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201816,242 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,997 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,956 (37.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,778 (45.3%)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
49,597 (± 1,369)
Median Age
47.9
Median Household Income
$51,855 (± $2,208)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,83417.8%
18 to 6427,16854.8%
65 and over13,59527.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)31,44763.4%
White, not Hispanic15,14130.5%
Black, not Hispanic4680.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2280.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6321.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3090.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3722.8%

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
48,682
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,924

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic17,96336.9%
Hispanic30,71663.1%
White15,77132.4%
Black4440.9%
Asian1490.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6521.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races550.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,59739.1%
Hispanic24,32860.9%
White13,91934.9%
Black5151.3%
Asian1760.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0042.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races40.0%

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