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The partisan breakdown of this proposed map in New Mexico
Status:Proposed
partisan lean of districts:
Old map
3 districts
majority
This map
3 districts
There are 2 Democratic-leaning seats and 1 highly competitive seat in this proposed map.Change from old map: -1 Republican-leaning seat, +1 highly competitive seat.
The competitiveness and fairness of New Mexico's maps
Median seat
Difference between the partisan lean of the state’s median district and the state as a whole.
Old mapD+7.0
Congressional concept GD+5.4
Congressional concept CD+4.1
Congressional concept FD+3.9
Congressional concept AD+3.6
Congressional concept BD+3.2
Congressional concept ED+2.5
Congressional concept HD+0.1
Congressional concept DR+1.3
New mapR+2.5
Democratic proposalR+3.3
Efficiency gap
Difference between each party’s share of “wasted votes” — those that don’t contribute to a candidate winning.
New mapD+39.3
Congressional concept HD+39.3
Democratic proposalD+39.3
Congressional concept DD+10.7
Congressional concept ED+10.5
Congressional concept GD+10.4
Congressional concept FD+10.3
Congressional concept BD+10.2
Congressional concept AD+10.2
Congressional concept CD+10.2
Old mapD+9.6
Competitiveness
The number of districts in the state whose partisan leans are between R+5 and D+5.
Democratic proposal2/3
New map2/3
Congressional concept H1/3
Old map0/3
Congressional concept A0/3
Congressional concept B0/3
Congressional concept C0/3
Congressional concept D0/3
Congressional concept E0/3
Congressional concept F0/3
Congressional concept G0/3
The demographic and partisan breakdown of this proposed map in New Mexico
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
DistrictIncumbentPartisan leanRacial makeup
1st
Teresa Leger FernandezD
D+7
2nd
Yvette HerrellR
D+1
3rd
Melanie A. StansburyD
D+11

The racial makeup of each district is of the voting-age population.

The latest in New Mexico

Feb. 1, 2022

The New Mexico Republican Party and several other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in late January alleging that the state’s new congressional map severely weakens the voting power of GOP voters in the state. The suit alleges that legislators drew district lines that give Democrats in the state an unfair advantage.

The map in question was signed into law on Dec. 17 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The map, which passed the legislature with strong Democratic support, gives the Democratic Party an edge in all three of New Mexico’s districts.

Specifically, the finalized map makes it easier for Democrats to capture the 2nd District, which is currently held by Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell. Under the proposal, her district goes from a partisan lean of R+14 to D+4. The tradeoff, however, is that the 3rd District becomes more competitive, endangering the reelection prospects of Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez. Her district goes from a partisan lean of D+14 to D+5.

According to Democrats, the plan is intended to increase the political clout of Hispanic voters in the 2nd District.

Latest updates
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April 20
A New Mexico state court denied a motion for preliminary injunction by state Democrats seeking to block a challenge to the state's congressional map. As a result, the Republican plaintiffs may pursue their claim that the new map violates the state constitution.
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Jan. 22
New Mexico's republican party filed a lawsuit challenging the new congressional districts claiming if violates legislative redistricting protocols and past court rulings.
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Dec. 17, 2021
The governor of New Mexico signed the congressional redistricting bill (SB 1) establishing a new congressional map for the state.

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Who controls redistricting in New Mexico right now?
Democrats fully control the congressional redistricting process. New maps are drawn by a bipartisan commission made up of citizens, but the Democratic state legislature can modify or reject the commission's proposals. The final map must be passed by the state legislature and signed into law by the Democratic governor.