New Mexico 20th 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
59.6%
1,170 votes · D+20.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 58.0%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
70.5%
4,201 votes · R+41.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 65.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
15,504votes
57.3% of the vote · D+17.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 14,903 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
11,936votes
53.3% of the vote · R+8.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 10,923 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
Kamala Harris2024
+20.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.5 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +12.9 pts
Republican
Charles E. Hughes1916
+29.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+26.6 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · +25.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMartin HickeyState Senate · 20
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
61.0%13,838
39.0%8,849
22,687
Centered in Albuquerque's core, this district has posted double-digit Democratic margins in recent cycles, reflecting the city's concentration of college-educated voters and a diverse, majority-minority population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.
A population of 50,847, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,434 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 18 and State Senate District 15.
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 20th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Mexico 20th State Senate District voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,715 votes cast, 14,903 went Democratic and 10,137 went Republican.
When did New Mexico 20th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Mexico 20th State Senate District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New Mexico 20th State Senate District?
New Mexico 20th State Senate District has a population of 50,847 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Mexico 20th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Mexico 20th State Senate District is $70,434 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Mexico state median is $64,059.
What is the political history of New Mexico 20th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Mexico 20th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.