Greenfield is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Greenfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenfield, ~9% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Greenfield leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Greenfield runs about 60 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Greenfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Greenfield. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Greenfield 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 Greenfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Greenfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the New Mexico average of 24%. Greenfield runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Greenfield, 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 Greenfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greenfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 9 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Greenfield report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Greenfield have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hagerman, NM R+56
- Dexter, NM R+48
- Lake Arthur, NM R+66
- Midway, NM R+61
- Roswell, NM R+35
- Riverside, NM R+67
- Artesia, NM R+56
- Atoka, NM R+68
- Hope, NM R+74
- Mountain View, NM R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wakenva, VA R+69
- Milford Junction, IN R+65
- Marietta, IL R+50
- Victory City, TX R+71
- Chestnut Ridge, IN R+61
- Wheatley, AR R+24
- Stockham, NE R+69
- Bridgeville, CA R+19
- Stumptown, PA R+46
- Edom, TX R+77
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.