New Mexico State Senate District 35

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-035
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
035
Land Area
20,807.8 sq mi
Water Area
69.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 35

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Catron County6924.19 sq mi33.3%100.0%
Socorro County4706.85 sq mi22.6%70.8%
Sierra County4181.21 sq mi20.1%100.0%
Grant County2410.01 sq mi11.6%60.8%
Doña Ana County1595.13 sq mi7.7%41.9%
Luna County837.76 sq mi4.0%28.3%
Hidalgo County152.65 sq mi0.7%4.4%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pie Town CDP57.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Truth or Consequences city28.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Las Cruces city19.87 sq mi0.1%25.8%
Old Town CDP12.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Escudilla Bonita CDP12.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Keeler Farm CDP10.96 sq mi0.1%96.2%
Cliff CDP10.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gila CDP9.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Aragon CDP8.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Apache Creek CDP8.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Magdalena village6.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Luna CDP5.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ventura CDP5.25 sq mi<0.1%96.1%
Buckhorn CDP4.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elephant Butte city4.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Socorro city3.98 sq mi<0.1%27.5%
Mimbres CDP3.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alma CDP3.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Picacho Hills CDP3.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cruzville CDP2.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rivers CDP2.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hillsboro CDP2.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oasis CDP2.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Datil CDP1.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mogollon CDP1.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 59 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 251,861100.0%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
38,415
Active Voters
36,301 (94.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,77333.3%
Republican15,06939.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7672.0%
No party recorded9,80625.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,658 (22.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,760 (67.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202219,013 (49.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,712 (56.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,712 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,418 (42.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,408 (27.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,490 (35.1%)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
51,521 (± 2,523)
Median Age
45.9
Median Household Income
$57,797 (± $3,085)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,17819.8%
18 to 6427,76353.9%
65 and over13,58026.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,55547.7%
White, not Hispanic23,57845.8%
Black, not Hispanic6591.3%
Asian, not Hispanic4400.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3350.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1340.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8203.5%

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
48,995
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
38,886

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic26,58554.3%
Hispanic22,40845.7%
White23,80848.6%
Black6691.4%
Asian3430.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3390.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,42860.2%
Hispanic15,45839.8%
White21,09054.2%
Black8672.2%
Asian4861.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0062.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

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