Vast majority of New Mexicans want state legislators held to higher ethical standard, poll finds

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 552

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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A poll that a New Mexico think tank commissioned as part of a new push for legislative ethics reform found that only 43% of New Mexico residents trust state lawmakers to do what is right all or most of the time.

New Mexicans’ lack of trust in the state Legislature echoed multiple times in responses to different questions that BSP Research posed during survey interviews between late July and …

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