congressional districtNew Mexico 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+3.8
2008D+14.1
2012D+14.4
2016D+10.4
2020D+10.7
2024D+5.2
net swing · 2004→2024D+1.4D+3.8 → D+5.2
vs. U.S. · 2024D+6.7D+5.2 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 58.4% of 510,440 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
153,408
137,921
6,673
298,002
510,440
58.4%
2020
163,012
130,818
6,117
299,947
495,802†
60.5%
2016
131,163
103,815
28,012
262,990
482,090†
54.6%
2012
144,832
107,123
9,181
261,136
467,438†
55.9%
2008
138,154
103,616
3,405
245,175
445,520†
55.0%
2004
133,517
123,663
2,713
259,893
423,601†
61.4%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNM-3New MexicoUnited States
Mexican24.2%32.4%11.3%
Spanish5.5%4.2%—
Spaniard4.0%3.6%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.3%0.7%
Dominican0.2%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
German11.0%8.7%12.5%
English10.8%8.5%9.5%
Irish8.8%6.9%9.4%
American4.7%3.9%5.3%
Italian3.0%2.4%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.7%1.3%
French1.9%1.4%1.6%
Polish1.0%0.8%2.2%
Navajo24.4%5.8%—
African American†0.9%1.3%9.9%
Filipino0.3%0.4%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
NM-3
New Mexico
United States
Median age
40
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NM-3
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$62,557
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.9%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.0%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NM-3
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.0%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
21.3%
24.5%
13.6%
Other languages
8.8%
4.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
NM-3
New Mexico
United States
Catholic
—
29.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
New Mexico 3rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+3.8%
2008
+14.1%
2012
+14.4%
2016
+10.4%
2020
+10.7%
2024
+5.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 22 House races
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
3
D
56.3%162,342
43.7%126,085
288,427
2022
3
D
58.2%134,217
41.8%96,565
230,782
2020
3
D
58.7%186,282
41.3%131,166
317,448
2018
3
D
63.4%155,201
31.2%76,427
244,893
2016
3
D
62.4%170,612
37.6%102,730
273,342
2014
3
D
61.5%113,249
38.4%70,775
184,076
2012
3
D
63.1%167,103
36.9%97,616
264,719
2010
3
D
57.0%120,048
43.0%90,617
210,665
2008
3
D
56.7%161,292
30.5%86,618
284,258
2006
3
D
74.6%144,880
25.4%49,219
194,099
2004
3
D
68.7%175,269
31.3%79,935
255,204
2002
3
D
100.0%122,921
0.0%0
122,921
2000
3
D
67.2%135,040
32.8%65,979
201,019
1998
3
D
53.2%91,248
43.3%74,266
171,649
1996
3
D
67.2%124,594
30.5%56,580
185,271
1994
3
D
63.6%99,900
34.1%53,515
157,112
1992
3
D
67.4%122,850
29.9%54,569
182,217
1990
3
D
74.5%104,225
25.5%35,751
139,976
1988
3
D
73.1%124,938
26.9%45,954
170,892
1986
3
D
71.3%95,760
28.7%38,552
134,312
1984
3
D
60.8%100,470
37.7%62,351
165,209
1982
3
D
64.5%84,669
35.4%46,466
131,293
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 14.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.2 points.
A population of 705,889, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,557 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 2.
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How did New Mexico 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 3rd Congressional District voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 298,002 votes cast, 153,408 went Democratic and 137,921 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 3rd Congressional District?
New Mexico 3rd Congressional District has a population of 705,889 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in New Mexico 3rd Congressional District is $62,557 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Mexico 3rd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
