Fort Stanton leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Fort Stanton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Stanton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Stanton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Stanton leans more Republican than 7 of 14 neighbors.
Fort Stanton runs about 47 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Fort Stanton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Stanton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fort Stanton 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 Fort Stanton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Stanton votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Fort Stanton runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fort Stanton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Fort Stanton, NM does.
Why turnout in Fort Stanton looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Stanton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Capitan, NM R+53
- Alto, NM R+26
- Glencoe, NM R+42
- Nogal, NM R+55
- Ruidoso Downs, NM R+24
- Sierra Vista, NM R+22
- Lincoln, NM R+50
- Ruidoso, NM R+16
- San Patricio, NM R+46
- Ponderosa Heights, NM D+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Xenia, KS R+64
- Bloomfield, VT R+27
- Laniers, AL D+20
- Diamond Springs, KS R+59
- Estelline, TX R+79
- Heron Bay, AL R+81
- Roxanna, OH R+45
- Binghampton, IL R+40
- McWilliams, AL D+21
- Selma, OH R+60
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.