HarrisDemocratic55.1%194,856TrumpRepublican42.4%150,030OtherAll other candidates2.5%8,798
D+12.7- Lead
- 44,826
- Total
- 353,684
- vs nation
- D+14.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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New Mexico 1st Congressional District
Contests in this Place (71 available)
President29 · 1912–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic56.0%201,156TrumpRepublican41.6%149,216OtherAll other candidates2.4%8,751
D+14.5- Lead
- 51,940
- Total
- 359,123
- vs nation
- D+10.0
exact aggregate
ClintonDemocratic47.4%146,889TrumpRepublican39.4%122,248OtherAll other candidates13.2%40,800
D+8.0- Lead
- 24,641
- Total
- 309,937
- vs nation
- D+5.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic51.6%155,385RomneyRepublican43.3%130,200OtherAll other candidates5.1%15,338
D+8.4- Lead
- 25,185
- Total
- 300,923
- vs nation
- D+4.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic56.1%178,624McCainRepublican42.5%135,125OtherAll other candidates1.4%4,485
D+13.7- Lead
- 43,499
- Total
- 318,234
- vs nation
- D+6.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic47.8%134,582BushRepublican50.9%143,354OtherAll other candidates1.3%3,582
R+3.1- Lead
- 8,772
- Total
- 281,518
- vs nation
- R+0.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic45.8%101,053BushRepublican49.4%109,172OtherAll other candidates4.8%10,602
R+3.7- Lead
- 8,119
- Total
- 220,827
- vs nation
- R+4.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic46.3%90,981DoleRepublican44.7%87,781OtherAll other candidates9.0%17,777
D+1.6- Lead
- 3,200
- Total
- 196,539
- vs nation
- R+6.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+12.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 705,7842024 5-year
- Population density
- 40 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 17,570 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $71,2362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 45.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 40.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18.9 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29.9 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Congressional District 3, NM · twin score 77.0
presidential history
Party record book
New Mexico 1st Congressional District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1912–2024 · 29 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
59.1%
23,217 votes · D+18.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 56.1%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
65.0%
46,892 votes · R+29.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 62.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
201,156votes
56.0% of the vote · D+14.5
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 194,856 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
150,030votes
42.4% of the vote · D+12.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 149,216 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
+14.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+12.7 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +11.0 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
+26.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+7.4 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · +16.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
2026 election
On the ballot
NM-01 · U.S. House
Democrat Melanie Stansbury holds the seat and is contesting it.
Primary held June 2, 2026. Akashic does not yet carry the nominees for this contest.
How the seat has run
| Year | U.S. House | President | Ran ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D+12.7Melanie A. Stansbury | D+12.7 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | D+11.5Melanie A Stansbury | — | — |
| 2020 | D+16.4Debra A Haaland | D+14.5 | — |
| 2018 | D+22.8Debra A Haaland | — | — |
“Ran ahead” is how far the winning party’s House candidate ran ahead of that party’s presidential margin in the same district. A dash means the House race and the presidential figure were measured on different district lines, so the two cannot be subtracted — both are still shown unchanged.
U.S. House elections · 25 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
New Mexico 1st Congressional District sits in the desert Southwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 29.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.
A population of 705,784, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,236 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 2.
Political twins — districts
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Congressional District 3
New Mexico
77.0twin score
population scale% Latino% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend
Congressional District 2
New Mexico
58.7twin score
population scale% Catholic% Black≠ 12-yr trend
Congressional District 24
California
57.3twin score
12-yr trend% Latino% Catholic≠ population scale
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Mexico 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 1st Congressional District voted Democratic by 12.7 points (D+12.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 353,684 votes cast, 194,856 went Democratic and 150,030 went Republican.
When did New Mexico 1st Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico 1st Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New Mexico 1st Congressional District?
New Mexico 1st Congressional District has a population of 705,784 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in New Mexico 1st Congressional District is $71,236 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 1st Congressional District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.