New Mexico State Senate District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-sd-042
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
042
Land Area
2,617.4 sq mi
Water Area
11.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State Senate District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Eddy County1267.58 sq mi48.4%30.4%
Lea County803.81 sq mi30.7%18.3%
Chaves County546.01 sq mi20.9%9.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
North Hobbs CDP26.04 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Hobbs city14.20 sq mi0.5%53.7%
Carlsbad city8.36 sq mi0.3%26.4%
Lovington city7.79 sq mi0.3%69.5%
Atoka CDP6.00 sq mi0.2%88.8%
La Huerta CDP1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Loco Hills CDP0.86 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Artesia city0.53 sq mi<0.1%4.6%

Showing all 8 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 335,23168.9%5.0%51.5%
NM District 215,92331.1%2.3%48.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,619
Active Voters
26,840 (93.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,48915.7%
Republican17,45061.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4991.7%
No party recorded6,18121.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,506 (19.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,395 (64.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,655 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,999 (55.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,303 (36.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201611,901 (41.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,286 (22.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,036 (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
50,649 (± 2,140)
Median Age
32.9
Median Household Income
$83,070 (± $4,293)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,84127.3%
18 to 6430,61360.4%
65 and over6,19512.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,30948.0%
White, not Hispanic22,77645.0%
Black, not Hispanic9671.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4700.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3100.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4991.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2972.6%

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
46,672
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,039

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic25,86755.4%
Hispanic20,80244.6%
White23,21749.7%
Black9382.0%
Asian2320.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3080.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races180.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,34461.6%
Hispanic12,69538.4%
White18,56756.2%
Black9712.9%
Asian2220.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5551.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races200.1%

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