New Mexico State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-023
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
145.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.91 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bernalillo County145.83 sq mi100.0%12.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albuquerque city42.34 sq mi29.0%22.6%
Rio Rancho city15.43 sq mi10.6%14.9%

Showing all 2 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 229,01156.6%4.1%97.1%
NM District 122,27743.4%3.2%2.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,476
Active Voters
34,035 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,64741.3%
Republican11,32231.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6641.9%
No party recorded8,84324.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,645 (35.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202426,084 (73.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202219,283 (54.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202022,904 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,538 (43.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,823 (47.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,064 (25.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,949 (39.3%)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
51,549 (± 2,623)
Median Age
39.8
Median Household Income
$85,971 (± $2,490)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,76622.8%
18 to 6431,70661.5%
65 and over8,07715.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25,31549.1%
White, not Hispanic18,16235.2%
Black, not Hispanic1,4752.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1322.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,5504.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8561.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0434.0%

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
49,689
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
38,273

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic25,64051.6%
Hispanic24,04348.4%
White19,01838.3%
Black1,4192.9%
Asian9742.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5485.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races760.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,38453.3%
Hispanic17,89346.8%
White15,67240.9%
Black1,2153.2%
Asian1,0972.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,3296.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.1%
Two or More Races640.2%

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