Heritage East leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Heritage East typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heritage East, ~50% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heritage East compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Heritage East leans more Democratic than 2 of 11 neighbors.
Heritage East runs about 7 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Heritage East leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Heritage East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Heritage East hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Heritage East, Albuquerque, NM sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Heritage East looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Heritage East 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 more than 99% of households in Heritage East own their home, compared to around 65% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, NM D+13
- N Albuquerque Acres, Albuquerque, NM Even
- North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM D+14
- Nor Este, Albuquerque, NM D+8
- Academy Acres North, Albuquerque, NM D+16
- Del Norte, Albuquerque, NM D+28
- Vista del Norte, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Hodgin, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- McKinley, Albuquerque, NM D+23
- Uptown, Albuquerque, NM D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, NJ R+31
- Durant Manor, Oakland, CA D+60
- Park Hill, Moline, IL D+18
- River Point, West Warwick, RI D+11
- Merrill Park, Milwaukee, WI D+67
- Wilshire Park, Midland, TX R+48
- Dixon, Provo, UT R+14
- Douglas, Elizabethton, TN R+46
- Midwest, Detroit, MI D+84
- New West, Garland, TX D+33
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.