Folsom is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Folsom typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Folsom, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Folsom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Folsom is the least Republican-leaning.
Folsom runs about 62 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Folsom is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Folsom. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Folsom 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 Folsom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Folsom votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Folsom runs about 62 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Folsom sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Folsom, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Folsom looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Folsom 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 21% of adults in Folsom report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Folsom have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Capulin, NM R+57
- Des Moines, NM R+63
- Trinchera, CO R+58
- Raton, NM R+10
- Grenville, NM R+62
- Seneca, NM R+68
- Hoehne, CO R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zanoni, MO R+67
- Luckett, TN R+69
- Vincent, TX R+88
- Sulphur Lick, KY R+78
- North Creek, OH R+73
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Graves, SC R+59
- Mederville, IA R+46
- Elmdale, MN R+74
- Green Lake, ME R+14
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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.