Dulce leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Dulce typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dulce, ~43% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dulce compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dulce is the most Democratic-leaning.
Dulce runs about 30 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dulce. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+51) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Dulce 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 Dulce, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in Dulce have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 25%). Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Dulce is about 5%, compared to around 53% in nearby cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dulce, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Dulce looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dulce 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 46%, about 11 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Chama, NM Even
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- Nutria, CO R+19
- Rutheron, NM R+2
- Arboles, CO R+31
- Ojito, NM D+26
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- Gosnell, AR R+45
- Wellfleet, MA D+50
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- Petersburg, AK R+4
- Rapid City, MI R+34
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- Port Allegany, PA R+52
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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.