Crystal: Government & Civic

Crystal's civic structure: Crystal operates as an cdp (unincorporated). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 3. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: McKinley County Courthouse (7.1 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $7,967 per resident ($0.6B FY2024).

$7,967 federal spending per resident in the surrounding county (vs New Mexico $15,382).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · Governing Body · Type	county
Contacts · Governing Body · Name	COUNTY OF MCKINLEY
Contacts · Governing Body · Address	PO BOX 70
Contacts · City Hall Phone	See county website
Government Structure · Government Type	0 - CDP (unincorporated)
Government Structure · Government Name	CRYSTAL
Municipal Code · Publisher	municode
Municipal Code Publisher	municode
Municipal Code URL	https://library.municode.com/nm/crystal-cdp-new-mexico

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · Inferred from Census place type in full_name · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS · Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber	35004
State Legislative Districts · Upper District	4
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber	35005
State Legislative Districts · Lower District	5

Sources: Census place-to-SLD2024 crosswalk (place_fips)

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Martin Heinrich

D · 2013

Ben Ray Lujan

D · 2021

Congressional District · District	3
Congressional District · Formatted	NM-03
Congressional District · Congress	118th

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips)

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions	42,921,253.16
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions	1,790,486
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees	4
State Campaign Finance · Cycle	2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita	20.27 (vs New Mexico $15,382)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop	246
Voting · Citizen 18Plus	246
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct	85.7%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total	1
Nearest Courthouse · Name	McKinley County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · City	Gallup
Nearest Courthouse · Distance	7.1 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses · Refreshed 2026-04-12

Legal Framework

Legal Framework · Contractor Licensing	See state licensing board — check licensing_boards in town data
Legal Framework · Building Code	Check municipal_code URL for local building code adoption
Legal Framework · Property Homestead	Varies by state — check state constitution
Legal Framework · Workers Comp	State workers' compensation statute — mandatory in most states
Legal Framework · Consumer Protection	State consumer protection act — varies
Legal Framework · Landlord Tenant	State landlord-tenant act — varies
Legal Framework · Environmental Agency	State environmental agency — varies

Sources: State statutes — compiled from official state code

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (8)

COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster

January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4529-NM

COVID-19 Emergency

January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3460-NM

Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides

September 2013 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4152-NM

Severe Storms And Flooding

July 2010 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1936-NM

Severe Storms And Flooding

July 2006 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1659-NM

Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)

August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3229-NM

Severe Forest Fire

May 2000 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · incident type: fire · DR-1329-NM

Severe Fire Threats

May 2000 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: fire · EM-3154-NM

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024	$580,833,517
Federal Spending · Per Capita	7,967.32 (vs New Mexico $15,382)
Federal Spending · Population	72,902 people (vs New Mexico 47,638)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

Live Links · Weather Forecast	https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=35.908302&lon=-109.031499
Live Links · Weather Alerts	https://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=35.908302,-109.031499
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions	110
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita	7,428
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita	$17,392
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita	9,964
State Fiscal · Net Recipient	Yes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation