state senate districtNew Mexico 16th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+37.4
2008D+51.8
2012D+46.6
2016D+48.5
2020D+54.6
2024D+53.2
net swing · 2004→2024D+15.8D+37.4 → D+53.2
vs. U.S. · 2024D+54.7D+53.2 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.1% of 37,838 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
18,453
5,337
854
24,644
37,838
65.1%
2020
19,133
5,389
666
25,188
37,507†
67.2%
2016
15,567
4,499
2,762
22,828
36,109†
63.2%
2012
15,958
5,447
1,151
22,556
34,829†
64.8%
2008
18,144
5,719
120
23,983
32,707†
73.3%
2004
14,006
6,284
353
20,643
30,584†
67.5%
† 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
Boundary 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 SD 16New MexicoUnited States
German15.7%8.7%12.5%
English14.9%8.5%9.5%
Irish12.5%6.9%9.4%
Italian5.3%2.4%4.8%
American5.0%3.9%5.3%
Scottish2.9%1.7%1.3%
French2.7%1.4%1.6%
Polish2.2%0.8%2.2%
Mexican20.1%32.4%11.3%
Spanish3.2%4.2%—
Spaniard2.7%3.6%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.4%0.3%0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Navajo7.1%5.8%—
Aztec0.6%——
Chinese1.1%0.2%1.3%
Filipino1.1%0.4%0.9%
Vietnamese1.1%0.2%0.6%
Asian Indian0.7%0.2%1.4%
Korean0.4%—0.4%
African American†3.3%1.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.2%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
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 SD 16
New Mexico
United States
Median age
34.9
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
19.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NM SD 16
New Mexico
United States
Median household income
$62,613
$64,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.0%
17.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.2%
30.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NM SD 16
New Mexico
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.6%
31.4%
22.3%
Spanish
21.0%
24.5%
13.6%
Other languages
1.8%
4.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
NM SD 16
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 16th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+37.4%
2008
+51.8%
2012
+46.6%
2016
+48.5%
2020
+54.6%
2024
+53.2%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
74.9%Harris18,453
21.7%Trump5,337
3.5%
D+53.2
R+1.3
D+54.7
24,644
D
76.0%Biden19,133
21.4%Trump5,389
2.6%
D+54.6
D+6.1
D+50.1
25,188
D
68.2%Clinton15,567
19.7%Trump4,499
12.1%
D+48.5
D+1.9
D+46.4
22,828
D
70.7%Obama15,958
24.1%Romney5,447
5.1%
D+46.6
R+5.2
D+42.7
22,556
D
75.7%Obama18,144
23.8%McCain5,719
0.5%
D+51.8
D+14.4
D+44.5
23,983
D
67.8%Kerry14,006
30.4%Bush6,284
1.7%
D+37.4
—
D+39.9
20,643
current representation
Current officeholders
DAntoinette Sedillo LopezState Senate · 16
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+19.7, this Albuquerque-area district ranks among New Mexico's most consistently blue seats, reflecting the dense, majority-minority urban precincts that drive its electoral pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.2 points.
A population of 50,706, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,613 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 32 and State Senate District 13.
Akashic
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
New Mexico 16th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/35016/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did New Mexico 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 16th State Senate District voted Democratic by 53.2 points (D+53.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,644 votes cast, 18,453 went Democratic and 5,337 went Republican.
How many people live in New Mexico 16th State Senate District?
New Mexico 16th State Senate District has a population of 50,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 16th State Senate District is $62,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Mexico 16th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
