Updated October 18, 2026 · polls through October 14, 2026 · House model v0.25

New Mexico House Forecast

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New Mexico elects 3 members of the U.S. House. The COYNTOSS model rates 3 districts as favoring Democrats, 0 as favoring Republicans.

Delegation outlook

Democrats lead in 3 of 3 districts

  • Solid D 2
  • Lean D 1

Forecast summary

Seats
3
Toss-ups
0
Not rated Solid
1
Districts with polls
3 of 3
Closest district
NM-02 D+6.6

District map

New Mexico congressional districts

Shaded by forecast rating. Select a district to see its forecast.

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  • Solid D
  • Likely D
  • Lean D
  • Toss-up
  • Lean R
  • Likely R
  • Solid R

Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 congressional districts, clipped to the shoreline. Methodology.

All races

Every district in the state, closest model margin first. Bars show each side's published chance of winning.

District forecast

NM-02 · D incumbent

New Mexico's 2nd District

Vasquez 75.6% · Cunningham 24.4% chance of winning

Model margin
D+6.6
Rating
Lean D
Polling average
D+3.5
Fundamentals
D+13.6
Matchup
Gabe Vasquez vs. Greg Cunningham

How the forecast is built

Polling average D+3.5 3 district polls
Fundamentals D+13.6 Inputs listed below
Projected margin D+6.6 Published model output

Polling blend (published): 46.7%

Fundamentals inputs

2024 presidential margin
R+1.8
Relative district lean
D+0.2
Generic ballot
D+8.3
National environment
D+8.3
Incumbency
D+2.4
Candidate
None
Fundraising
None
Simple fundamentals
D+8.5
Full fundamentals
D+13.6
Fundamentals blend weight
50.0%
Total uncertainty
±9.8 pts

Margins are Democratic minus Republican points, rounded to one decimal. Values are shown as published; the page does not recompute the forecast.

Polling inputs

District polls

5 included surveys across 3 districts, newest first.

Field datesDistrictPollsterSampleResults
Oct 1–Oct 9, 2026NM-02Research & Polling383.0 LVD 48.0% · R 44.0%
Oct 1–Oct 9, 2026NM-03Research & Polling Inc.362.0 LVD 53.0% · R 39.0%
Oct 1–Oct 9, 2026NM-01Research & Polling Inc.380.0 LVD 53.0% · R 35.0%
Aug 28–Sep 2, 2026NM-02SurveyUSA554.0 LVD 46.0% · R 43.0%
Apr 28, 2026NM-02co/efficient879.0 LVD 43.0% · R 41.0%