Hot Springs Landing leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Hot Springs Landing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hot Springs Landing, ~21% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hot Springs Landing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hot Springs Landing is the most Republican-leaning.
Hot Springs Landing runs about 51 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Hot Springs Landing is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hot Springs Landing 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 Hot Springs Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Hot Springs Landing hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the New Mexico average of 24%. Hot Springs Landing runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hot Springs Landing, NM sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hot Springs Landing looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hot Springs Landing 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 68%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elephant Butte, NM R+42
- Truth Or Consequences, NM R+3
- Williamsburg, NM R+21
- Cuchillo, NM R+45
- Caballo, NM R+36
- Arrey, NM R+22
- Derry, NM R+29
- Monticello, NM R+38
- Garfield, NM Even
- Salem, NM Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Little Milligan, TN R+70
- Kelvin, AZ R+38
- Ulvah, KY R+79
- Balltown, IA R+42
- Sandlake, OR R+24
- Gibbon, OR R+27
- Empire Prairie, MO R+66
- Edgewood, MN R+30
- Valdez, CO R+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.