Counselor leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Counselor typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Counselor, ~31% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Counselor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Counselor leans more Democratic than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Counselor runs about 13 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Counselor. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Counselor 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 Counselor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in Counselor have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 21%).
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Counselor, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Counselor looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Counselor 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 30%, about 27 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Counselor report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Counselor have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitehorse, NM D+24
- Pueblo Pintado, NM D+24
- Nageezi, NM D+6
- Cuba, NM D+13
- Lindrith, NM R+5
- La Jara, NM R+3
- Regina, NM R+2
- Seven Lakes, NM D+29
- Ojito, NM D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albion, ID R+81
- Lytton, IA R+51
- Le Flore, OK R+73
- Junction City, LA R+21
- Short, TX R+68
- Berea, NE R+81
- Smeltertown, CO D+10
- Bluebell, UT R+86
- Denmark, AR R+75
- Boonsville, TX R+76
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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.