Rio Rancho, NM politics & representatives
Rio Rancho is represented in Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and Representatives Melanie A. Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernandez and Gabe Vasquez. Michelle Lujan Grisham is governor.
Who represents Rio Rancho in Washington and in New Mexico, with how to reach each office.
How Sandoval County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Sandoval County. Rio Rancho's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 78,476 votes
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
U.S. Senate 78,432 votes
New Mexico: Heinrich 55.1%, Domenici 44.9%
U.S. House · New Mexico's 1st District 342,744 votes
Covers about 69% of Rio Rancho · whole-district result
U.S. House · New Mexico's 3rd District 288,394 votes
Covers about 16% of Rio Rancho · whole-district result
U.S. House · New Mexico's 2nd District 265,292 votes
Covers about 15% of Rio Rancho · whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Rio Rancho in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of New Mexico
U.S. House · New Mexico's 1st District Covers about 69% of Rio Rancho
U.S. House · New Mexico's 3rd District Covers about 16% of Rio Rancho
U.S. House · New Mexico's 2nd District Covers about 15% of Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho is split between 3 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗
Who represents Rio Rancho in state government
State Senate Rio Rancho is split between 5 districts
- District 4065% of Rio RanchoCraig Brandt Republican
- District 2315% of Rio RanchoHarold Pope Democrat
- District 1211% of Rio RanchoJay Block Republican
- District 225% of Rio RanchoBenny Shendo Democrat
- District 94% of Rio RanchoCindy Nava Democrat
State House Rio Rancho is split between 6 districts
- District 5747% of Rio RanchoCatherine Cullen Republican
- District 6018% of Rio RanchoJosh Hernandez Republican
- District 2314% of Rio RanchoAlan Martinez Republican
- District 2914% of Rio RanchoJoy Garratt Democrat
- District 445% of Rio RanchoKathleen Cates Democrat
- District 681% of Rio RanchoCharlotte Little Democrat
Rio Rancho is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Rio Rancho's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Rio Rancho by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.