New Mexico State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-021
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
16.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bernalillo County16.27 sq mi100.0%1.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albuquerque city10.89 sq mi66.9%5.8%

Showing all 1 place

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 151,801100.0%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
40,342
Active Voters
38,558 (95.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,79636.7%
Republican15,04537.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5671.4%
No party recorded9,93424.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,088 (39.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202431,340 (77.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202225,886 (64.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202028,943 (71.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201821,999 (54.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,171 (57.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201414,743 (36.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,534 (50.9%)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
52,186 (± 2,539)
Median Age
46.2
Median Household Income
$124,280 (± $9,019)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
60.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,29319.7%
18 to 6429,49856.5%
65 and over12,39523.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,57827.9%
White, not Hispanic28,78155.2%
Black, not Hispanic6261.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4,9869.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5651.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1890.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4604.7%

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
50,451
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
40,271

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,22271.8%
Hispanic14,22828.2%
White29,66458.8%
Black6001.2%
Asian4,0388.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5651.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races2820.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,65173.6%
Hispanic10,61626.4%
White24,96562.0%
Black5871.5%
Asian3,0807.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8392.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1870.5%

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