Eldorado at Santa Fe is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Eldorado at Santa Fe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eldorado at Santa Fe, ~85% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~-1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eldorado at Santa Fe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eldorado at Santa Fe is the most Democratic-leaning.
Eldorado at Santa Fe runs about 62 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eldorado at Santa Fe. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+60), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Eldorado at Santa Fe 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 Eldorado at Santa Fe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Eldorado at Santa Fe hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Eldorado at Santa Fe sits in the top fifth on density (about 29%, above 80% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Eldorado at Santa Fe looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eldorado at Santa Fe is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Eldorado at Santa Fe own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Eldorado at Santa Fe have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lamy, NM D+61
- Santa Fe, NM D+51
- Glorieta, NM D+37
- La Cienega, NM D+34
- Pecos, NM D+15
- Rowe, NM D+21
- Tesuque Pueblo, NM D+53
- Madrid, NM D+66
- Tesuque, NM D+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pinnacle, NC R+57
- Wellsburg, WV R+39
- Brady, TX R+50
- Bisbee, AZ D+4
- Gainesboro, TN R+64
- North Street, MI R+38
- Stanley, VA R+61
- Marlin, TX D+22
- Chapmanville, WV R+64
- Harlan, IA R+42
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.