Eddy County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Eddy County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eddy County, ~17% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eddy County compares
Eddy County runs about 55 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Eddy County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Eddy County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Eddy County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Eddy County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eddy County votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Eddy County runs about 55 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Eddy County runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eddy County, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Eddy County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eddy County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Chaves County, NM R+37
- Lea County, NM R+50
- Winkler County, TX R+59
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Reeves County, TX R+33
- Gaines County, TX R+70
- Lincoln County, NM R+28
- Otero County, NM R+19
- Andrews County, TX R+62
Counties with Similar Populations
- Barry County, MI R+34
- Athens County, OH D+8
- Stanly County, NC R+47
- Haywood County, NC R+33
- Walla Walla County, WA R+7
- Laurel County, KY R+63
- Knox County, OH R+48
- Reno County, KS R+35
- Union County, OH R+30
- Livingston County, NY R+19
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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.