New Mexico State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-009
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
146 sq mi
Water Area
0.55 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sandoval County142.82 sq mi97.8%3.8%
Bernalillo County3.16 sq mi2.2%0.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Placitas CDP29.72 sq mi20.4%100.0%
Corrales village10.79 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Algodones CDP5.35 sq mi3.7%73.2%
Bernalillo town4.58 sq mi3.1%87.8%
Rio Rancho city4.43 sq mi3.0%4.3%
Albuquerque city2.78 sq mi1.9%1.5%
Pueblo of Sandia Village CDP1.13 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Santa Ana Pueblo CDP0.06 sq mi<0.1%0.8%
San Felipe Pueblo CDP0.05 sq mi<0.1%0.4%

Showing all 9 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 150,97098.6%7.2%90.3%
NM District 37211.4%0.1%9.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
38,955
Active Voters
36,652 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,98343.6%
Republican12,07031.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7361.9%
No party recorded9,16623.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,825 (27.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202428,666 (73.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202223,248 (59.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202026,593 (68.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201819,563 (50.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201620,515 (52.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,204 (33.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201217,402 (44.7%)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
52,466 (± 2,120)
Median Age
47.1
Median Household Income
$79,124 (± $3,727)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,97415.2%
18 to 6430,71758.5%
65 and over13,77526.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,24644.3%
White, not Hispanic23,64745.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,0402.0%
Asian, not Hispanic6211.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,3644.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1090.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2610.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1782.2%

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
50,272
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
42,398

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,45856.6%
Hispanic21,81243.4%
White23,90847.6%
Black8931.8%
Asian4020.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3824.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races1660.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic25,90461.1%
Hispanic16,49438.9%
White22,07552.1%
Black9842.3%
Asian3680.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3385.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1430.3%

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