New Mexico State House District 70

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-070
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
070
Land Area
5,107.9 sq mi
Water Area
8.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 70

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
San Miguel County3334.01 sq mi65.3%70.6%
Torrance County1773.92 sq mi34.7%53.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Las Vegas city7.82 sq mi0.2%90.7%
Villanueva CDP7.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Moriarty city6.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rowe CDP6.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tecolote CDP5.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Duran CDP4.69 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Pecos CDP3.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ribera CDP2.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McIntosh CDP2.48 sq mi<0.1%10.6%
North San Ysidro CDP2.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sena CDP2.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Encino village1.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pueblo CDP1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pecos village1.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Soham CDP1.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Indian Hills CDP0.69 sq mi<0.1%12.0%
San Jose CDP0.27 sq mi<0.1%14.7%

Showing all 17 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 324,36182.9%3.5%65.3%
NM District 15,01717.1%0.7%34.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
19,812
Active Voters
18,635 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,04955.8%
Republican4,76924.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3601.8%
No party recorded3,63418.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,343 (27.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202412,578 (63.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,065 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,796 (59.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20188,727 (44.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,453 (47.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,759 (34.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,710 (44.0%)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
27,711 (± 852)
Median Age
44.3
Median Household Income
$49,530 (± $3,842)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,16518.6%
18 to 6416,09458.1%
65 and over6,45223.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,67271.0%
White, not Hispanic5,82121.0%
Black, not Hispanic2961.1%
Asian, not Hispanic390.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4671.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3471.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0693.9%

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
27,283
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,160

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic7,98229.3%
Hispanic19,30070.7%
White6,64524.4%
Black2711.0%
Asian260.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4901.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races560.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic6,62129.9%
Hispanic15,53670.1%
White5,53525.0%
Black2881.3%
Asian510.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native7653.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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