New Mexico State House District 8
New Mexico · Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 7.6pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 31K residents
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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-08 | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
Hispanic / Latino | 56.3% | 48.4% | 19.3% |
White (Non-Hispanic) | 35.9% | 36.0% | 57.4% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 3.9% | 9.5% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4.0% |
Black / African American | 1.5% | 2.1% | 12.2% |
Asian | 0.7% | 1.8% | 6.0% |
Method notes
Who lives in New Mexico State House District 8? 31,124 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
31K
Share of U.S. population
0.01%
Voting-age population
77.6%
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
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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-08
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
62.1%
-53.0pp
24,155
2008–2024
How competitive is NM-HD-08?
Likely RAvg margin: R+14.4 (last 3 elections)
2008
R+0.4
2012
R+5.1
2016
R+12.7
2020
R+11.4
2024
R+19.0
18.6pp
0
R+9.7
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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