New Mexico State Senate District 33

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-033
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
033
Land Area
6,612.5 sq mi
Water Area
1.56 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 33

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lincoln County4831.11 sq mi73.1%100.0%
Otero County1376.34 sq mi20.8%20.8%
Chaves County405.06 sq mi6.1%6.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mescalero CDP17.89 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ruidoso village16.13 sq mi0.2%100.0%
La Luz CDP10.68 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Carrizozo town8.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nogal CDP7.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alamogordo city6.43 sq mi0.1%29.8%
Bent CDP6.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ruidoso Downs city3.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Capitan village3.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tularosa village2.36 sq mi<0.1%83.6%
Corona village1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Roswell city0.74 sq mi<0.1%2.5%

Showing all 12 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 226,35150.8%3.7%12.5%
NM District 122,27842.9%3.2%81.3%
NM District 33,2766.3%0.5%6.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,441
Active Voters
32,170 (93.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,97423.2%
Republican17,33950.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7062.0%
No party recorded8,42224.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20266,894 (20.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202423,048 (66.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202217,246 (50.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,980 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,099 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,149 (44.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,414 (27.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,989 (37.7%)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
50,936 (± 1,379)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$51,915 (± $2,615)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,94919.5%
18 to 6428,77956.5%
65 and over12,20824.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,85333.1%
White, not Hispanic26,38351.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,3842.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3580.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4,1288.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1870.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6313.2%

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
49,713
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
39,765

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic33,70467.8%
Hispanic16,01232.2%
White26,77653.9%
Black1,3892.8%
Asian2430.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,1658.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2680.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,59671.9%
Hispanic11,17128.1%
White23,26258.5%
Black1,3583.4%
Asian2910.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,5028.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races1880.5%

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