Claunch leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Claunch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Claunch, ~15% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Claunch compares
Claunch sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Claunch runs about 44 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Claunch is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Claunch. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Claunch 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 Claunch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Claunch votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Claunch runs about 44 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Claunch, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Claunch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Claunch is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Claunch report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Corona, NM R+54
- White Oaks, NM R+55
- Willard, NM R+49
- Mountainair, NM R+33
- Carrizozo, NM R+23
- Duran, NM R+48
- Punta de Agua, NM R+33
- Manzano, NM R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warm Springs, NV R+53
- Stanley, MO R+71
- Summers, WV R+69
- Lantz, WV R+65
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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.