New Mexico 3rd Congressional District: Texan Right district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+15 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 759,5842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,9172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 41.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
LEGER FERNANDEZ, Teresa
LEGER FERNANDEZ scores -0.37 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2019–2021), LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2017–2019), LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2015–2017), LUJÁN, Ben Ray (2013–2015)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 3
HarrisD+5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 51.5% | 153,408 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 46.3% | 137,921 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 6,673 |
D+60R+60
18 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | +5.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 153,408 | 137,921 | 298,002 | ||
| D | 163,012 | 130,818 | 299,947 | ||
| D | 131,163 | 103,815 | 262,990 | ||
| D | 144,832 | 107,123 | 251,955 | ||
| D | 138,154 | 103,616 | 245,175 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 55.1% | 44.9% | 903,311 |
| 2020 | D | 51.7% | 45.6% | 917,237 |
| 2018 | D | 54.1% | 30.5% | 697,012 |
| 2014 | D | 55.6% | 44.4% | 515,506 |
| 2012 | D | 51.0% | 45.3% | 775,793 |
| 2008 | D | 61.3% | 38.7% | 823,650 |
| 2006 | D | 70.6% | 29.3% | 558,550 |
| 2002 | R | 35.0% | 65.0% | 483,056 |
| 2000 | D | 61.7% | 38.3% | 589,526 |
| 1996 | R | 29.8% | 64.7% | 551,821 |
| 1994 | D | 54.0% | 46.0% | 463,196 |
| 1990 | R | 27.0% | 72.9% | 406,938 |
| 1988 | D | 63.3% | 36.7% | 508,598 |
| 1984 | R | 28.1% | 71.9% | 502,634 |
| 1982 | D | 53.8% | 46.2% | 404,810 |
| 1978 | R | 46.6% | 53.4% | 343,487 |
| 1976 | R | 42.7% | 56.8% | 413,056 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.5%
English
8.3%
Irish
6.8%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,917
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$67,917
New Mexico$64,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.8%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)15.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.0%
speak English only
Spanish21.3%
Other languages8.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Mexico's 3rd stretches across the state's northern and western reaches, encompassing large portions of the Navajo Nation and majority-Hispanic rural counties that have consistently returned double-digit Democratic presidential margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifteen points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A population of 759,584, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,917 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 3, New Mexico vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, New Mexico voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 298,002 votes cast, 153,408 went Democratic and 137,921 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, New Mexico's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 3, New Mexico in the "Texan Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, New Mexico?
Congressional District 3, New Mexico has a population of 759,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, New Mexico?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, New Mexico is $67,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, New Mexico?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, New Mexico from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.