Who is the San Miguel County District Attorney, 4th Judicial District?

Thomas Anthony Clayton (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 4th Judicial District of San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Who is the San Miguel County County Assessor?

Connie M. Gallegos (Democratic) is the County Assessor of San Miguel County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the San Miguel County County Clerk?

Louanna G. Ortega (Democratic) is the County Clerk of San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Who is the San Miguel County Probate Judge?

Dwight J. Torres Sr. (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of San Miguel County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the San Miguel County Sheriff?

Christopher L. Lopez (Democratic) is the Sheriff of San Miguel County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the San Miguel County County Treasurer?

Jennifer Sam Lafebre (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Who are the San Miguel County commissioners?

Harold Mark Garcia (District 1); Bernadette C. Baca (District 2); Max O. Trujillo Jr. (District 3); Martin D. Sena (District 4); Kenneth C. Medina (District 5).

What is the population of San Miguel County?

About 26,850 people, with a median age of 47.2; the median household income is $49,431 and 24.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in San Miguel County?

5.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 552 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,599, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in San Miguel County?

70 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 4 school district and 63 special district governments.

San Miguel County, NM elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in San Miguel County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

San Miguel County Board of County Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Harold Mark Garcia Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Bernadette C. Baca Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 3	Max O. Trujillo Jr. Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 4	Martin D. Sena Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 5	Kenneth C. Medina Democratic source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
District Attorney, 4th Judicial District	Thomas Anthony Clayton Democratic source
County Assessor	Connie M. Gallegos Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Louanna G. Ortega Democratic source
Probate Judge	Dwight J. Torres Sr. Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Christopher L. Lopez Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Jennifer Sam Lafebre Democratic source

How many local governments San Miguel County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 70 local governments in San Miguel County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	2	0
School districts (school boards)	4	0
Special districts (elected boards)	63	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in San Miguel County

26,850people

47.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$49,431 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

24.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

26.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$188,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.1%U.S.: 8.4%

56.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

35.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 75.2% · White 17.6% · Black 1.3% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 5.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in San Miguel County

5.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.1%. New Mexico: 4.8%.

552people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,047people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,599in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.2%	552	10,047	10,599
August 2026	5.3%	557	9,930	10,487
July 2026	5.9%	616	9,843	10,459
June 2026	5.1%	532	9,857	10,389
May 2026	4.6%	477	9,821	10,298
April 2026	4.5%	458	9,792	10,250
March 2026	4.0%	417	10,073	10,490
February 2026	4.8%	515	10,136	10,651
January 2026	5.0%	532	10,125	10,657
December 2025	4.0%	426	10,307	10,733
November 2025	4.7%	513	10,468	10,981
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.1%	440	10,230	10,670
August 2025	4.3%	447	10,025	10,472
July 2025	5.4%	560	9,869	10,429
June 2025	5.0%	518	9,777	10,295
May 2025	4.2%	433	9,765	10,198
April 2025	3.9%	401	9,831	10,232
March 2025	3.9%	410	10,042	10,452
February 2025	4.4%	469	10,230	10,699
January 2025	4.7%	501	10,192	10,693
December 2024	4.0%	426	10,103	10,529
November 2024	4.5%	485	10,270	10,755
October 2024	4.5%	483	10,142	10,625

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.4%	465	10,067	10,532
2024	4.7%	488	9,896	10,384
2023	4.5%	464	9,931	10,395
2022	4.9%	507	9,912	10,419
2021	7.5%	786	9,682	10,468
2020	7.6%	801	9,750	10,551
2019	5.8%	633	10,343	10,976
2018	5.8%	641	10,493	11,134
2017	7.2%	810	10,414	11,224
2016	7.7%	873	10,480	11,353

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. New Mexico's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in San Miguel County

359.6 per 100,0002025. New Mexico: 621.6.

773.8 per 100,0002025. New Mexico: 2,239.5.

0murders2025, 99 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	99	359.6	213	773.8
2024	87	309.5	190	676.0
2022	134	469.2	348	1,218.6
2021	96	339.3	142	501.8
2019	87	303.7	208	726.1
2018	111	384.4	457	1,582.7
2017	99	343.2	334	1,157.8
2016	125	432.8	423	1,464.4

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
San Miguel County Sheriff's Office	2025	0	2	13,559
Las Vegas Police Department	2025	99	211	12,599

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in New Mexico · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.30 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 26,158 people.

34sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

19civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Las Vegas Police Department	27	15	12,599
San Miguel County Sheriff's Office	7	4	13,559

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	34	1.30	19	2
2024	35	1.31	20	2
2023	33	1.23	18	2
2022	33	1.21	18	2
2021	36	1.33	17	2
2020	50	1.84	15	2
2019	42	1.54	16	2
2017	45	1.63	16	2
2016	42	1.52	24	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the San Miguel County District Attorney, 4th Judicial District?: Thomas Anthony Clayton (Democratic) is the District Attorney, 4th Judicial District of San Miguel County, New Mexico.
Who is the San Miguel County County Assessor?: Connie M. Gallegos (Democratic) is the County Assessor of San Miguel County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Miguel County County Clerk?: Louanna G. Ortega (Democratic) is the County Clerk of San Miguel County, New Mexico.
Who is the San Miguel County Probate Judge?: Dwight J. Torres Sr. (Democratic) is the Probate Judge of San Miguel County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Miguel County Sheriff?: Christopher L. Lopez (Democratic) is the Sheriff of San Miguel County, New Mexico. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Miguel County County Treasurer?: Jennifer Sam Lafebre (Democratic) is the County Treasurer of San Miguel County, New Mexico.
Who are the San Miguel County commissioners?: Harold Mark Garcia (District 1); Bernadette C. Baca (District 2); Max O. Trujillo Jr. (District 3); Martin D. Sena (District 4); Kenneth C. Medina (District 5).
What is the population of San Miguel County?: About 26,850 people, with a median age of 47.2; the median household income is $49,431 and 24.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in San Miguel County?: 5.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 552 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,599, against 4.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in San Miguel County?: 70 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 4 school district and 63 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last general election (November 2022 or November 2024, electionresults.sos.nm.gov and the certified canvass in the elections database at electionstats.sos.nm.gov); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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