New Mexico State House District 2
New Mexico · Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.7pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 28K residents
New Mexico State House District 2 is a state house district that has a population of 28,237. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+38.5. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.8% | 68.2% | R+38.5 | R+6.7 |
| 2020* | 32.8% | 64.6% | R+31.8 | D+9.1 |
| 2016* | 23.9% | 64.8% | R+40.9 | R+0.5 |
| 2012* | 29.8% | 70.2% | R+40.4 | R+7.9 |
| 2008* | 33.3% | 65.9% | R+32.5 | — |
* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.
What defines NM-HD-02?
It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 38.5% margin
- Turnout decreased by 56.1 percentage points since the previous presidential election
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | NM-HD-02 | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
White (Non-Hispanic) | 36.5% | 36.0% | 57.4% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 35.7% | 9.5% | 0.9% |
Hispanic / Latino | 24.1% | 48.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% | 2.1% | 4.0% |
Black / African American | 0.8% | 2.1% | 12.2% |
Asian | 0.7% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Method notes
Who lives in New Mexico State House District 2? 28,237 residents as of the 2020 Census.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
28K
Share of U.S. population
0.01%
Voting-age population
73.2%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
N/A
Poverty rate
N/A
College degree
N/A
Homeownership
N/A
Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
N/A
Age 18–29
N/A
Age 65+
N/A
Foreign born
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Non-English at home
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English only
N/A
Turnout in NM-HD-02
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
54.4%
-56.1pp
20,683
2008–2024
How competitive is NM-HD-02?
Safe RAvg margin: R+37.1 (last 3 elections)
2008
R+32.5
2012
R+40.4
2016
R+40.9
2020
R+31.8
2024
R+38.5
9.1pp
0
R+36.8
Other New Mexico State House Districts
69 total| Name | Margin ↓ |
|---|---|
| NM-HD-18 | D+64.9 |
| NM-HD-47 | D+63.2 |
| NM-HD-48 | D+55.0 |
| NM-HD-46 | D+51.7 |
| NM-HD-45 | D+49.3 |
| NM-HD-11 | D+48.6 |
| NM-HD-42 | D+46.5 |
| NM-HD-19 | D+43.1 |
| NM-HD-25 | D+38.4 |
| NM-HD-65 | D+36.7 |
| NM-HD-14 | D+34.4 |
| NM-HD-05 | D+30.4 |
| NM-HD-43 | D+28.5 |
| NM-HD-15 | D+27.5 |
| NM-HD-50 | D+24.7 |
| NM-HD-24 | D+22.0 |
| NM-HD-41 | D+19.7 |
| NM-HD-16 | D+19.7 |
| NM-HD-21 | D+18.7 |
| NM-HD-12 | D+17.9 |
| NM-HD-09 | D+17.0 |
| NM-HD-52 | D+16.8 |
| NM-HD-33 | D+16.5 |
| NM-HD-70 | D+16.5 |
| NM-HD-20 | D+16.1 |
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