Avalon leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Avalon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Avalon, ~33% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Avalon compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Avalon leans more Democratic than 6 of 14 neighbors.
Avalon runs about 11 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Avalon leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Avalon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Avalon have never been married, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Avalon, Albuquerque, 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 Avalon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Avalon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 26%, about 10 points above the New Mexico average of 16%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Avalon report food insecurity, above 89% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Avalon have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Parkway, Albuquerque, NM D+6
- Los Volcanes, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Tierra Oeste, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Laurelwood, Albuquerque, NM D+18
- Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM D+25
- Westgate Hts, Albuquerque, NM D+16
- West Mesa, Albuquerque, NM D+24
- Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, NM D+19
- SR Marmon, Albuquerque, NM D+13
- Ladera West, Albuquerque, NM D+15
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Augusta, Augusta, GA D+80
- Brookview, Waco, TX D+6
- Armory Park, Tucson, AZ D+59
- Scioto Woods, Columbus, OH D+19
- Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA R+33
- Anatolia Village, Rancho Cordova, CA D+10
- Amtrak, San Bernardino, CA D+19
- East Isles, Minneapolis, MN D+81
- South Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ D+51
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
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.