Fairacres leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Fairacres typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairacres, ~17% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairacres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairacres is the most Republican-leaning.
Fairacres runs about 26 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Fairacres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairacres. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Fairacres 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 Fairacres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fairacres votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Fairacres runs about 26 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fairacres, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fairacres looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fairacres is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Fairacres have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mesilla, NM D+8
- Dona Ana, NM R+17
- Radium Springs, NM R+15
- Las Cruces, NM D+5
- Santo Tomas, NM R+4
- Mesilla Park, NM D+19
- San Miguel, NM Even
- La Mesa, NM Even
- Rodey, NM R+11
- Spaceport City, NM R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alice, ND R+44
- Milesville, SD R+73
- Margerum, AL R+75
- Millersville, IL R+56
- Braddock, ND R+76
- Cameron, OH R+69
- Lower Elk Creek, VA R+63
- Morning Glory, KY R+63
- Mount Zion, IA R+51
- Lone Star, AZ R+53
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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.