New Mexico State Senate District 29

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-029
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
029
Land Area
1,233.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.73 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 29

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Socorro County1095.42 sq mi88.8%16.5%
Valencia County138.28 sq mi11.2%13.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Socorro city10.47 sq mi0.8%72.5%
Jarales CDP8.72 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Los Chaves CDP6.87 sq mi0.6%60.0%
Tome CDP5.52 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Casa Colorada CDP5.52 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Peralta town4.44 sq mi0.4%99.9%
Rio Communities city4.26 sq mi0.3%55.4%
El Cerro CDP4.25 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bosque Farms village3.93 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Belen city3.60 sq mi0.3%18.9%
Los Lunas village3.08 sq mi0.2%15.1%
Madrone CDP3.08 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Adelino CDP2.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pueblitos CDP2.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sausal CDP2.03 sq mi0.2%90.4%
Valencia CDP1.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lemitar CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Meadow Lake CDP1.31 sq mi0.1%11.2%
El Cerro Mission CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%21.2%
Alamillo CDP1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Polvadera CDP0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Las Nutrias CDP0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
La Joya CDP0.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Veguita CDP0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
San Acacia CDP0.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 27 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 229,82157.6%4.2%95.9%
NM District 121,96342.4%3.1%4.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,364
Active Voters
32,905 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,53936.5%
Republican13,72539.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7442.2%
No party recorded7,35621.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,412 (21.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202424,062 (70.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,916 (46.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,872 (63.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201816,286 (47.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,402 (50.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,585 (33.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,457 (45.0%)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
53,337 (± 1,578)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$54,929 (± $3,000)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,53521.6%
18 to 6431,17758.5%
65 and over10,62519.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)31,11358.3%
White, not Hispanic17,35032.5%
Black, not Hispanic4910.9%
Asian, not Hispanic5251.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,0793.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3850.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3942.6%

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
51,242
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,746

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,71042.4%
Hispanic29,53357.6%
White17,76434.7%
Black4901.0%
Asian1330.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0794.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races730.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,66644.4%
Hispanic22,08155.6%
White15,07537.9%
Black6031.5%
Asian2490.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6744.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races680.2%

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