Anthony leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Anthony typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anthony, ~28% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anthony compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anthony leans more Democratic than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Politically, Anthony sits close to the rest of New Mexico.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anthony. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Anthony leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Anthony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 46% of residents in Anthony live in densely developed areas, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Anthony have never been married, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Anthony, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Anthony looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Anthony is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 14 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Anthony report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Anthony have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Anthony, TX D+6
- Vinton, TX D+3
- Berino, NM R+4
- Chamberino, NM Even
- Canutillo, TX D+7
- La Union, NM R+5
- El Paso, NM R+8
- Vado, NM D+2
- Mesquite, NM R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Andover, KS R+31
- Grimes, IA R+3
- Franklinton, LA R+49
- Celina, OH R+53
- Ironton, OH R+41
- Jensen Beach, FL R+29
- Gansevoort, NY R+5
- Fullerton, PA D+6
- Fostoria, OH R+24
- Lihue, HI D+20
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Mexico Secretary of State, Bureau of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.