Rio Arriba County Magistrate Judge Division 1
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The Rio Arriba County Magistrate Judge Division 1 general election in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is on November 3, 2026. One candidate is on the ballot, Joseph Madrid (Democratic), so the race is uncontested. Joseph Madrid is the incumbent. One vote here carries below average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
Representation: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 40,070 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,120,246 ÷ 40,070) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.34, measured against a statewide vote in NM (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
What does this office do?
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Who is running?
Democratic · Incumbent
Joseph Madrid is a Rio Arriba County magistrate judge. At the Española courthouse he hears arraignments, drunk-driving and domestic cases, and trials without a jury.
Sources: candidateportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us · sos.nm.gov
Last updated September 23, 2026.