New Mexico State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-051
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
65.7 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Otero County65.69 sq mi100.0%1.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Alamogordo city15.50 sq mi23.6%71.9%
Boles Acres CDP6.62 sq mi10.1%54.1%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NM District 231,056100.0%4.4%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
20,771
Active Voters
19,025 (91.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,11224.6%
Republican9,57846.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4322.1%
No party recorded5,64927.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,456 (21.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,281 (63.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,373 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,295 (54.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,705 (37.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,299 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,945 (23.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,060 (34.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/26/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
31,736 (± 550)
Median Age
37.7
Median Household Income
$56,918 (± $3,678)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,06322.3%
18 to 6418,43058.1%
65 and over6,24319.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,12031.9%
White, not Hispanic17,10353.9%
Black, not Hispanic1,7865.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6822.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4241.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic700.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2160.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3354.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
30,832
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,016

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic20,89167.8%
Hispanic9,94632.3%
White17,14755.6%
Black1,7945.8%
Asian4271.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4631.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.2%
Two or More Races2000.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,40172.5%
Hispanic6,61527.5%
White14,54660.6%
Black1,6176.7%
Asian4962.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5202.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander720.3%
Two or More Races1590.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).