b'2024 State ReportNEW MEXICO Petroleum Marketers Association ReportVoter TurnoutFalls Just Short of Record HighStatewide, voter turnoutin New Mexicovoters to register and then cast a ballot in person for this years general election ended up hittingup through Election Day-well after the deadline about 925,000 votes cast- or 67.2% of registeredto register to vote online or by mail.voters. The turnout percentage was higher thanTrump made big gains across New Mexico.Leland Gouldthe 2012 and 2016 general election but wasFor the fifth consecutive election dating back NMPMA down slightly from 2020, when about 928,000to 2004 New Mexico went blue in this years Executive Director votes were cast- or roughly 68.7% of registeredpresidential race. But Donald Trump made big voters. While Democrats hold a significant voterinroads in this years contest, picking up a larger registration advantage over Republicans in Newshare of the vote than he did four years ago in 29 Mexico, Republicans voted at a higher rate thisof 33 counties.year. Nearly75.3% of registered Republicans statewide cast votes before polls closed Tuesday,Election Day proved to be suspenseful for compared to about 71.1% of Democrats. several campaigns across the state. As expected, Independents, or those who decline to state a par- the Democratic Party will keep its majority in ty affiliation, lagged far behind in turnout rate,the Round House for both Senate and House with just over half of registered independentsChambers. However, changing elected officials casting a vote. More Republicans than Demo- and new freshman may impact the makeup of the crats also utilized the same-day voter registrationlegislative committees. We wont see commit-option in New Mexico, which allows eligibletee assignments until after the session starts. We will also be watching for possible leadership chal-lenges in both chambers. Senate: New Mexico has 42 Senators: 26 Demo-cratic and 16 Republi-can Senators. The 2025 session will start with 17 new freshman Senators. Representatives: New Mexico has 70 repre-sentatives: 44 Demo-cratic and 26 Republican Representatives. There will be a total of 10 new freshman Representatives.State New Mexico Capitol Seal42 www.wpma.com /Winter 2024'