New Mexico State House District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-006
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
006
Land Area
3,973.2 sq mi
Water Area
2.27 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cibola County2518.51 sq mi63.4%55.5%
McKinley County1454.07 sq mi36.6%26.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
San Rafael CDP15.75 sq mi0.4%99.7%
Borrego Pass CDP13.23 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Thoreau CDP12.78 sq mi0.3%32.4%
Zuni Pueblo CDP12.62 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ramah CDP12.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Timberlake CDP11.79 sq mi0.3%73.8%
Bluewater CDP11.51 sq mi0.3%93.4%
El Morro Valley CDP9.93 sq mi0.2%74.5%
Iyanbito CDP9.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Manuelito CDP8.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Grants city6.03 sq mi0.2%40.6%
Candy Kitchen CDP5.28 sq mi0.1%40.6%
Milan village4.34 sq mi0.1%98.4%
Bluewater Village CDP3.55 sq mi0.1%47.0%
Pinehill CDP3.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fence Lake CDP3.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Broadview CDP2.84 sq mi0.1%75.7%
Jamestown CDP2.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Continental Divide CDP2.25 sq mi0.1%82.6%
Mountain View CDP2.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vanderwagen CDP1.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sagar CDP1.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Black Rock CDP1.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Las Tusas CDP1.27 sq mi<0.1%42.4%
Crownpoint CDP1.11 sq mi<0.1%1.7%

Showing top 25 of 30 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 218,21764.6%2.6%74.3%
NM District 39,96835.4%1.4%25.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
20,170
Active Voters
19,334 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,64452.8%
Republican4,34621.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4392.2%
No party recorded4,74123.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,109 (15.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202411,287 (56.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20228,270 (41.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,502 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,135 (35.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,010 (39.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20145,319 (26.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,340 (36.4%)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
28,105 (± 1,413)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$46,990 (± $6,016)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
78.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,42422.9%
18 to 6417,00760.5%
65 and over4,67416.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,31218.9%
White, not Hispanic4,08614.5%
Black, not Hispanic600.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2901.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic17,72963.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic110.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6122.2%

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
27,915
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
21,502

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,62781.1%
Hispanic5,28418.9%
White4,13614.8%
Black560.2%
Asian1320.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native17,72963.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races240.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,92283.4%
Hispanic3,57716.6%
White3,74917.4%
Black680.3%
Asian470.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native14,04265.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races280.1%

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