Cedar Grove leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Cedar Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Grove, ~30% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Grove leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Cedar Grove runs about 30 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Cedar Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cedar Grove votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Cedar Grove runs about 30 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cedar Grove sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cedar Grove, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cedar Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cedar Grove is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Cedar Grove own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Cedar Grove have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edgewood, NM R+26
- Sandia Park, NM Even
- Stanley, NM R+24
- Cedar Crest, NM Even
- Tijeras, NM R+11
- Zamora, NM R+8
- Cerrillos, NM D+50
- Moriarty, NM R+34
- Madrid, NM D+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allison, AR R+65
- Scranton, NC R+42
- Tarsney Lakes, MO R+43
- Bannock, OH R+48
- Gouldtown, NJ D+16
- Tracy, IA R+50
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Vermilion, IL R+59
- Livingston, SC R+27
- Lake City, TX R+35
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.