New Mexico 39th State House 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
70.7%
5,417 votes · D+41.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 69.3%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
54.3%
2,301 votes · R+9.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 51.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
8,312votes
58.2% of the vote · D+18.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 7,720 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
6,939votes
47.2% of the vote · D+3.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 6,918 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
John W. Davis1924
+32.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+7.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Adlai Stevenson, 1956 · +26.4 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
−0.9pts R vs U.S.
Place D+5.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2000 · −3.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RLuis TerrazasState House · 39
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
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U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
55.0%7,904
45.0%6,476
14,380
The 2024 presidential margin was D+3.3, one of the narrower results among New Mexico's state house districts, compared with D+18.0 in 2008. The district had about 28,400 residents, 62.4% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 9.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.3 points.
A population of 28,963, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,847 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 44 and State House District 40.
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The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did New Mexico 39th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 39th State House District voted Democratic by 3.3 points (D+3.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,713 votes cast, 7,427 went Democratic and 6,939 went Republican.
When did New Mexico 39th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico 39th State House District voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in New Mexico 39th State House District?
New Mexico 39th State House District has a population of 28,963 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 39th State House District?
Median household income in New Mexico 39th State House District is $44,847 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 39th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 39th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.