Brimhall leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Brimhall typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brimhall, ~42% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brimhall compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brimhall leans more Democratic than 18 of 20 neighbors.
Brimhall runs about 38 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Brimhall 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 Brimhall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Brimhall have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brimhall, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Brimhall looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brimhall 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 40%, about 17 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in Brimhall report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Brimhall sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mexican Springs, NM D+44
- Yatahey, NM D+35
- Navajo Wingate Village, NM D+34
- Yah-ta-hey, NM D+30
- Twin Lakes, NM D+26
- Gamerco, NM D+20
- Church Rock, NM D+35
- Jamestown, NM D+8
- Fort Wingate, NM D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mammoth Cave, KY R+70
- Ray, ND R+79
- East Carbon, UT R+68
- New Castle, NH D+40
- Loraine, TX R+72
- Four Lakes, WA R+31
- Pechin, PA R+54
- Ripley, OK R+60
- Smith Lake, NM D+24
- Cornell, IL R+55
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.