New Mexico State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-026
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
10.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.45 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bernalillo County10.58 sq mi100.0%0.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albuquerque city9.06 sq mi85.7%4.8%
South Valley CDP1.40 sq mi13.2%4.8%

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 241,11180.1%5.8%76.5%
NM District 110,21919.9%1.4%23.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
30,843
Active Voters
29,723 (96.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,72947.8%
Republican7,69524.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5841.9%
No party recorded7,83525.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,741 (31.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,943 (67.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,522 (50.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,130 (62.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,996 (42.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,454 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,819 (25.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,270 (39.8%)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
50,852 (± 2,653)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$64,434 (± $5,886)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,54322.7%
18 to 6430,55160.1%
65 and over8,75817.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)36,21671.2%
White, not Hispanic9,64819.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,6953.3%
Asian, not Hispanic7351.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,1482.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic290.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2180.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1632.3%

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
48,158
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
36,705

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic14,13329.3%
Hispanic34,02770.7%
White9,80920.4%
Black1,5003.1%
Asian6131.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2972.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.1%
Two or More Races560.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,81232.2%
Hispanic24,89167.8%
White8,52023.2%
Black1,1803.2%
Asian7742.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2683.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.1%
Two or More Races540.1%

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