El Duende leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 56% of adults in El Duende typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Duende, ~33% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Duende compares
Among cities within 25 miles, El Duende leans more Democratic than 18 of 48 neighbors.
El Duende runs about 12 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within El Duende. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 28 points.
Why El Duende leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in El Duende. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; El Duende, 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 El Duende looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. El Duende 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 22% of adults in El Duende report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hernandez, NM D+22
- Chili, NM D+19
- Chamita, NM D+23
- San Juan Pueblo, NM D+28
- Guique, NM D+17
- Pueblito, NM D+23
- Ohkay Owingeh, NM D+33
- El Rancho, NM D+20
- Estaca, NM D+16
- La Villita, NM D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blackwell, TX R+79
- Qualls, OK R+39
- Selfs, TX R+77
- Kipling, OH R+59
- Canby, CA R+51
- Ramona, SD R+50
- Osterhout, PA R+42
- Montague, NC R+17
- Webster, WV R+62
- Bynum, TX R+74
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.