New Mexico 5th State Senate 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
70.3%
8,146 votes · D+41.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 69.5%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
64.2%
2,927 votes · R+28.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 61.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
15,087votes
69.5% of the vote · D+40.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 15,045 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
7,924votes
35.8% of the vote · D+25.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 7,679 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
Barack Obama2012
+35.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+39.0 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +34.9 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
+35.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+15.6 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +14.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DLeo JaramilloState Senate · 5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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
69.1%15,766
30.9%7,060
22,826
Anchored in the rural high plains and eastern border counties, this district has posted some of the widest presidential margins in the state, reflecting a ranching and oil-patch economy far removed from the Rio Grande corridor's urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 28.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.8 points.
A population of 49,357, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,881 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 24 and State Senate District 39.
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How did New Mexico 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 5th State Senate District voted Democratic by 25.8 points (D+25.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,138 votes cast, 13,628 went Democratic and 7,924 went Republican.
When did New Mexico 5th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico 5th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in New Mexico 5th State Senate District?
New Mexico 5th State Senate District has a population of 49,357 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 5th State Senate District is $75,881 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 5th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.