New Mexico 8th 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
Barack Obama2008
69.5%
17,378 votes · D+40.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 66.1%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
57.1%
13,265 votes · R+14.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 56.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
17,378votes
69.5% of the vote · D+40.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 16,368 votes
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
13,265votes
57.1% of the vote · R+14.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · 13,148 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 Obama2008
+33.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+40.2 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +31.7 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
+14.7pts R vs U.S.
Place D+4.9 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +8.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DPete CamposState Senate · 8
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
64.5%13,641
35.5%7,497
21,138
Covering sparsely populated stretches of eastern New Mexico, this district has delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in recent cycles, reflecting a ranching and energy-sector electorate far removed from the state's urban centers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 14.3 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.7 points.
A population of 48,310, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,855 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 39 and State Senate District 5.
Akashic
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The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did New Mexico 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 8.7 points (D+8.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,947 votes cast, 11,693 went Democratic and 9,787 went Republican.
When did New Mexico 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in New Mexico 8th State Senate District?
New Mexico 8th State Senate District has a population of 48,310 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 8th State Senate District is $51,855 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.