New Mexico's congressional districts
New Mexico is divided into 3 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
The districts are currently represented in the 117th United States Congress by two Democrats and one Republican, with district boundaries based on New Mexico's population centers. In 2020, Representative Xochitl Torres Small was defeated in her bid for re-election by Republican candidate Yvette Herrell, in a rematch of the 2018 election.[2] Additionally, Representative Ben Ray Luján stepped down from his seat in the 3rd district, in order to run for New Mexico's open Senate seat, which was made vacant by Senator Tom Udall's retirement.[3] Representative Luján won Senator Udall's open senate seat, and Democratic candidate Teresa Leger Fernandez won Representative Luján's open seat over Republican challenger Alexis Johnson.[4] New Mexico's House delegation consists of two Democrats and one Republican, with Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez the most senior member.
New Mexico is the first state to send multiple Native American women as part of their Congressional delegation, as Representative Herrell is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and Representative Haaland is a member of the Laguna Pueblo, located to the west of Albuquerque. This makes New Mexico one of two states to have multiple Native American representatives, along with Oklahoma.
Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives[]
List of members of the New Mexican United States House delegation, district boundaries, and the district political ratings, according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 3 members, with two Democrats and one Republican.
| Current U.S. representatives from New Mexico ()
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[5] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2021)[6] |
District map |
| 1st |  Melanie Stansbury (Albuquerque) |
Democratic | June 14, 2021 | D+9 | 
|
| 2nd |  Yvette Herrell (Alamogordo) |
Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+8 | 
|
| 3rd |  Teresa Leger Fernandez (Santa Fe) |
Democratic | January 3, 2021 | D+7 | 
|
Historical and present district boundaries[]
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of New Mexico, presented chronologically.[7] All redistricting events that took place in New Mexico between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
| Year | Statewide map | Albuquerque highlight |
|---|---|---|
| 1973–1982 | 
|
|
| 1983–1992 | 
|
|
| 1993–2002 | 
|
|
| 2003–2013 | 
|
|
| Since 2013 | 
|
|
Obsolete districts[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ "Official General Election Results, November 3, 2020". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Acevedo, Nicole (4 November 2020). "Latinos gain a Senate seat with Ben Ray Lujan's win in New Mexico". NBC News. NBC. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Official General Election Results, November 3, 2020". New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- Congressional districts of New Mexico