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New Mexico's 3rd district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez

NM · District 3
DemocratRanking Member, Indian and Insular AffairsRanking Member, Legislative and Budget Process
Raised $1,249,949 · 142K followers (office + personal) · missed 9.2% of votes
5.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Natural Resources · House Committee on Rules +3 more
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Cook PVI: D+3

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population708,684
Median household income$66,346
Median age40.2
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%
White alone33.9%
Black alone1.2%
Hispanic or Latino43.9%
Asian alone1.2%
Unemployment rate5.0%
Population density (per sq mi)14

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.