Cannon Air Force Base is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Cannon Air Force Base typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cannon Air Force Base, ~15% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cannon Air Force Base compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cannon Air Force Base leans more Republican than 2 of 11 neighbors.
Cannon Air Force Base runs about 61 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Cannon Air Force Base is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cannon Air Force Base. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Cannon Air Force Base 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 Cannon Air Force Base, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cannon Air Force Base votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Cannon Air Force Base runs about 61 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Cannon Air Force Base drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cannon Air Force Base, 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 Cannon Air Force Base looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cannon Air Force Base is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clovis, NM R+31
- Grier, NM R+73
- Hollene, NM R+81
- Portales, NM R+32
- Texico, NM R+59
- Ranchvale, NM R+81
- St. Vrain, NM R+74
- Farwell, TX R+63
- Floyd, NM R+75
- Lariat, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hogg, TX R+69
- Semora, NC R+21
- Monroe City, IN R+59
- Ridge Farm, IL R+56
- Winfall, NC R+27
- Mokane, MO R+58
- Cabins, WV R+81
- Spearsville, LA R+57
- Silver Grove, KY R+35
- Scriba Center, NY R+31
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.