Voters may or may not choose to affiliate with a political party, however, affiliation with a party is required to vote in primary elections.
22% of New Mexico voters declined to affiliate with a political party.
Details of Congressional & local primary elections:
Voters must affiliate with a party to vote in that party's primary.
Voter registration closes 28 days before the primary election.
Campaign & State Partners
New Mexico Open Elections is pursuing legislation to bring Top Four (nonpartisan primaries + ranked choice voting in the general election to New Mexicans this year.