Del Norte leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Del Norte typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Del Norte, ~35% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Del Norte compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Del Norte leans more Democratic than 12 of 19 neighbors.
Del Norte runs about 22 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Del Norte leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Del Norte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Del Norte have never been married, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Del Norte, Albuquerque, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Del Norte looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 70% of households in Del Norte rent, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Academy Acres North, Albuquerque, NM D+16
- Hodgin, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- McKinley, Albuquerque, NM D+23
- North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM D+14
- Vista del Norte, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Uptown, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, NM D+13
- Heritage East, Albuquerque, NM D+13
- Nor Este, Albuquerque, NM D+8
- Alamedan Valley, North Valley, NM D+17
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ventura Village, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- On Top of The World, Clearwater, FL R+9
- Flower Park, Santa Ana, CA D+20
- Charleston, Bremerton, WA D+27
- South Hampton, St. Louis, MO D+55
- Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL D+70
- Vineyards, Naples, FL R+26
- College Heights, Wellesley, MA D+54
- North Orange, Orlando, FL D+15
- Sherman Park, Milwaukee, WI D+86
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.