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2022 population: 703,136
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 200,768 | 28.55% | |
| Black: | 12,451 | 1.77% | |
| Indian: | 34,332 | 4.88% | |
| Asian: | 7,152 | 1.02% | |
| 2+ races: | 13,049 | 1.86% | |
| Hispanic: | 432,852 | 61.56% | |
| Total non-White: | 502,368 | 71.45% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 294,826 | |
| Median Value | $175,900 | |
| Occupied | 251,291 | 85.2% |
| Vacant | 43,535 | 14.8% |
| Owned | 177,832 | 70.8% |
| Rented | 73,459 | 29.2% |
| Median Rent | $893 | |
| Single-Family Units | 201,676 | 68.4% |
| Detached | 194,048 | 65.8% |
| Attached | 7,628 | 2.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 18,416 | 6.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 60,548 | 20.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 18,098 | 7.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 15,755 | 6.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 12,708 | 5.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,588 | 5.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 11,927 | 4.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,642 | 5.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 10,993 | 4.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 10,169 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 9,632 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,629 | 7.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 24,803 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 30,638 | 12.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 20,854 | 8.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 14,951 | 5.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13,123 | 5.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 9,781 | 3.9% |
| Median Household Income | 53,926 | |
| Per Capita Income | 27,210 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 17,153 | 6.8% |
| Public Assistance | 11,610 | 4.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 55,100 | 21.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 97,048 | 59.0% |
| Unemployed | 7,121 | 4.3% |
| In Armed Forces | 4,738 | 2.9% |
| Total Labor Force | 108,907 | 66.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 55,712 | 33.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 38.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 97,328 | 76,987 | 55.8% |
| Non-Profit | 5,868 | 11,231 | 34.3% |
| Self-Employed | 16,233 | 9,425 | 63.3% |
| Local Government | 11,109 | 13,608 | 44.9% |
| State Government | 8,689 | 13,325 | 39.5% |
| Federal Government | 10,950 | 7,092 | 60.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 113,561 | 86,412 | 56.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 36,616 | 45,256 | 44.7% |
| Total | 150,177 | 131,668 | 53.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 23.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 34,584 | 12.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 58,851 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 60,125 | 21.3% |
| Service Occupations | 57,593 | 20.4% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,345 | 1.2% |
| All others | 71,492 | 25.3% |
| White Collar | 54.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services and health care | 31,316 | 11.1% |
| Retail trade | 31,169 | 11.0% |
| Construction | 25,764 | 9.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 22,409 | 7.9% |
| Public administration | 22,253 | 7.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 14,828 | 5.2% |
| Other services | 13,538 | 4.8% |
| Manufacturing | 12,210 | 4.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 11,082 | 3.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 8,659 | 3.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 7,042 | 2.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,389 | 1.9% |
| Information | 4,125 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 330,641 | 47.02% |
| Puerto Rican | 3,177 | 0.45% |
| Cuban | 1,792 | 0.25% |
| Dominican | 800 | 0.11% |
| Total Central American | 2,590 | 0.37% |
| Costa Rican | 71 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 417 | 0.06% |
| Honduran | 520 | 0.07% |
| Nicaraguan | 175 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 320 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 962 | 0.14% |
| Other Central American | 125 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 1,829 | 0.26% |
| Argentinean | 74 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 70 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 48 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 924 | 0.13% |
| Ecuadorian | 136 | 0.02% |
| Paraguayan | 12 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 345 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 18 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 172 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 30 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 92,023 | 13.09% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 3,031 | 0.43% |
| Chinese | 866 | 0.12% |
| Indian | 797 | 0.11% |
| Korean | 553 | 0.08% |
| Vietnamese | 551 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 455 | 0.06% |
| Bangladeshi | 298 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 75 | 0.01% |
| Hmong | 30 | 0.00% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 402,457 | 60.8% |
| Spanish | 229,356 | 34.7% |
| Other | 20,077 | 3.0% |
| Tagalog | 1,864 | 0.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,551 | 0.2% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,191 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 1,125 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 1,049 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 987 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 43,049 | 6.1% |
| English | 40,271 | 5.7% |
| Irish | 34,798 | 4.9% |
| American | 28,321 | 4.0% |
| Italian | 10,019 | 1.4% |
| French | 7,945 | 1.1% |
| European | 7,906 | 1.1% |
| Scottish | 7,546 | 1.1% |
| Polish | 4,844 | 0.7% |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,964 | 0.6% |
| Norwegian | 3,817 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 3,723 | 0.5% |
| Dutch | 3,668 | 0.5% |
| British | 2,596 | 0.4% |
| Welsh | 2,213 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 657,638 | 93.5% |
| Not a citizen | 45,498 | 6.5% |
| Native | 619,969 | 88.2% |
| Foreign-born | 83,167 | 11.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 34,300 | 7.6% | 42,374 | 9.3% | 130,746 | 28.8% | 142,624 | 31.5% | 60,537 | 13.4% | 42,770 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 12.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 34,300 | 7.6% |
| 9-12 Years | 42,374 | 9.3% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 130,746 | 28.8% |
| Some College | 142,624 | 31.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 60,537 | 13.4% |
| Grad Degree | 42,770 | 9.4% |
| Average years of education: 12.8 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NM02 | Gabriel Vasquez (D) | 96,986 | 50.3% | Yvette Herrell* (R) | 95,636 | 49.6% | 51 | 0.0% | 192,673 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 9% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NM02 | Yvette Herrell (R) | 142,283 | 53.7% | Xochitl Torres-Small* (D) | 122,546 | 46.3% | 117 | 0.0% | 264,946 |
| 2018-11-06 | NM02 | Xochitl Torres-Small (D) | 101,489 | 50.9% | Yvette Herrell (R) | 97,767 | 49.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 199,256 |
| 2016-11-08 | NM02 | Steve Pearce* (R) | 143,514 | 62.7% | Merrie Lee Soules (D) | 85,232 | 37.2% | 71 | 0.0% | 228,817 |
| 2014-11-04 | NM02 | Steve Pearce* (R) | 95,209 | 64.4% | Roxanne Lara (D) | 52,499 | 35.5% | 69 | 0.0% | 147,777 |
| 2012-11-06 | NM02 | Steve Pearce* (R) | 133,180 | 59.1% | Evelyn Erhard (D) | 92,162 | 40.9% | 173 | 0.1% | 225,515 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NM02 | Steve Pearce (R) | 94,053 | 55.4% | Harry Teague* (D) | 75,708 | 44.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,761 |
| 2008-11-04 | NM02 | Harry Teague (D) | 129,572 | 56.0% | Edward Tinsley (R) | 101,980 | 44.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 231,552 |
| 2006-11-07 | NM02 | Steve Pearce* (R) | 92,620 | 59.4% | Albert Kissling (D) | 63,119 | 40.5% | 135 | 0.1% | 155,874 |
| 2004-11-02 | NM02 | Steve Pearce* (R) | 130,498 | 60.2% | Gary King (D) | 86,292 | 39.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,790 |
| 2002-11-05 | NM02 | Steve Pearce (R) | 79,631 | 56.2% | John Arthur Smith (D) | 61,916 | 43.7% | 82 | 0.1% | 141,629 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 100,742 | 58.1% | Michael Montoya (D) | 72,614 | 41.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 173,356 |
| 1998-11-03 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 85,077 | 57.9% | Shirley Baca (D) | 61,796 | 42.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 146,873 |
| 1996-11-05 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 95,091 | 55.9% | Shirley Baca (D) | 74,915 | 44.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 170,006 |
| 1994-11-08 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 89,966 | 63.3% | Ben Chavez (D) | 45,316 | 31.9% | 6,898 | 4.9% | 142,180 |
| 1992-11-03 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 94,838 | 56.4% | Dan Sosa (D) | 73,157 | 43.5% | 175 | 0.1% | 168,170 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 80,677 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 80,677 | |||
| 1988-11-08 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 100,324 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 100,324 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 77,787 | 62.9% | Mike Runnels (D) | 45,924 | 37.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 123,711 |
| 1984-11-06 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 116,006 | 74.3% | Peter York (D) | 40,063 | 25.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,069 |
| 1982-11-02 | NM02 | Joe Skeen* (R) | 71,021 | 58.4% | Caleb Chandler (D) | 50,599 | 41.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,620 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NM02 | Joe Skeen (R (write-in)) | 61,564 | 38.0% | David King (D) | 55,085 | 34.0% | 45,343 | 28.0% | 161,992 |
| 1978-11-07 | NM02 | Harold Runnels* (D) | 95,710 | 99.9% | 87 | 0.1% | 95,797 | |||
| 1976-11-02 | NM02 | Harold Runnels* (D) | 123,563 | 70.3% | Donald Trubey (R) | 52,131 | 29.7% | 19 | 0.0% | 175,713 |
| 1974-11-04 | NM02 | Harold Runnels* (D) | 90,127 | 66.7% | Donald Trubey (R) | 43,045 | 31.9% | 1,866 | 1.4% | 135,038 |
| 1972-11-07 | NM02 | Harold Runnels* (D) | 116,152 | 72.2% | George Presson (R) | 44,784 | 27.8% | 45 | 0.0% | 160,981 |
| 1970-11-03 | NM02 | Harold Runnels (D) | 64,518 | 50.8% | Ed Foreman* (R) | 61,074 | 48.1% | 1,398 | 1.1% | 126,990 |
| 1968-11-05 | NM02 | Ed Foreman (R) | 71,857 | 50.5% | Johnny Walker* (D) | 69,858 | 49.1% | 649 | 0.5% | 142,364 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 137,449 | 51.9% | Donald Trump* (R) | 121,889 | 46.1% | 5,337 | 2.0% | 264,675 | 3 | -1 | 28.65% | |
| 2020 | 50% | Donald Trump* (R) | 148,608 | 54.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 116,534 | 43.1% | 5,434 | 2.0% | 270,576 | 11 | 8 | 29.28% |
| 2016 | 44% | Donald Trump (R) | 117,212 | 50.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 93,363 | 39.9% | 23,521 | 10.0% | 234,096 | 10 | 4 | 29.32% |
| 2012 | 44% | Mitt Romney (R) | 119,168 | 51.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 103,438 | 44.9% | 7,785 | 3.4% | 230,391 | 9 | 5 | 29.40% |
| 2008 | 50% | John McCain (R) | 118,063 | 50.0% | Barack Obama (D) | 114,928 | 48.6% | 3,298 | 1.4% | 236,289 | 8 | 4 | 28.46% |
| 2004 | 50% | George W. Bush* (R) | 127,391 | 57.7% | John Kerry (D) | 91,073 | 41.3% | 2,281 | 1.0% | 220,745 | 8 | 7 | 29.19% |
| 2000 | 43% | George W. Bush (R) | 95,513 | 54.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 75,752 | 42.9% | 5,513 | 3.1% | 176,778 | 6 | 6 | 29.53% |
| 1996 | 43% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 80,572 | 47.3% | Robert Dole (R) | 77,634 | 45.6% | 12,149 | 7.1% | 170,355 | 4 | 5 | 30.64% |
| 1992 | 49% | Bill Clinton (D) | 70,630 | 41.3% | George Bush* (R) | 68,754 | 40.2% | 31,780 | 18.6% | 171,164 | 3 | 3 | 30.03% |
| 1988 | 42% | George Bush (R) | 96,142 | 58.8% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 67,307 | 41.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,449 | 7 | 5 | 31.35% |
| 1984 | 49% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 108,723 | 67.0% | Walter Mondale (D) | 53,600 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,323 | 7 | 8 | 31.56% |
| 1980 | 53% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 120,762 | 60.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 70,011 | 35.3% | 7,528 | 3.8% | 198,301 | 6 | 10 | 43.39% |
| 1976 | 50% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 95,085 | 51.9% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 87,951 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,036 | 1 | 4 | 43.75% |
| 1972 | 56% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 110,280 | 66.7% | George McGovern (D) | 55,088 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,368 | 6 | 6 | 42.81% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 77,963 | 51.8% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 54,753 | 36.4% | 17,887 | 11.9% | 150,603 | 0 | 8 | 46.01% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 702,024 | 27.8% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 62.2% |
| 2020 | 705,615 | 38.5% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 55.9% | |
| 2012 | 702,936 | 37.6% | 1.6% | 6.0% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 52.1% |
| 2010 | 663,956 | 39.9% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 51.8% |
| 2002 | 606,406 | 44.3% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 596,790 | 41.8% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 3.4% | 48.0% |
| 1992 | 504,659 | 51.4% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 42.1% | |
| 1990 | 497,388 | 57.0% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 39.2% | ||
| 1982 | 436,261 | 62.1% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 33.6% | |
| 1980 | 635,379 | 2.0% | 12.0% | 30.0% | |||
| 1972 | 504,865 | 1.0% | 11.0% | 31.0% | |||
| 1970 | 504,865 | 2.0% | 24.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 405,541 | 125,860 | 31.0% | 171,072 | 42.2% | 108,609 | 26.8% | Dem +45,212 | Dem +11.1% | 79% |
| 2022 | 414,067 | 128,006 | 30.9% | 177,638 | 42.9% | 108,423 | 26.2% | Dem +49,632 | Dem +12.0% | 80% |