New Mexcio Native Population

New Mexico is home to twenty-three Native tribes including nineteen Pueblo Nations of Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Kewa (Santo Domingo), Taos, Tesuque, Zuni and Zia; three Apache tribes (the Fort Sill Apache tribe, the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the Mescalero Apache tribe); and the Navajo Nation. 

Native Americans make up at least 10.6% of New Mexico’s population. More than one-half of Native Americans live in urban areas and make up an estimated 9% of registered voters in New Mexico’s cities. The Native urban population includes Native people from many other tribal Nations of the United States.

 The Native American Democratic Caucus of New Mexico is a State-wide organization representing the State’s Native American Democratic Party population, including People from New Mexico tribes and urban Native populations. In total, New Mexico has thirty-three counties. The Native American precinct locations expand over thirteen of these counties. The largest Native Precinct is the Navajo Nation followed by the Pueblo Nations of New Mexico.

 The Native American electorate is an important part of our political landscape. If we are going to protect our communities and health, we need to make politics purposeful by choosing candidates at the local level that best represent the issues that matter to us as a voting bloc.

 The presence of Native Peoples voices need to be heard and we need to make our presence known in State (local) and National Elections.

 Together, let’s protect our beautiful State and be the voice of common sense politics.