Isleta leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Isleta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Isleta, ~29% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Isleta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Isleta is the most Democratic-leaning.
Isleta runs about 30 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Isleta 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 Isleta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Isleta have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 25%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Isleta, NM sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Isleta looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Isleta report food insecurity, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Isleta sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Isleta Village Proper, NM D+36
- Bosque Farms, NM R+12
- Los Padillas, NM R+3
- Peralta, NM R+17
- Valencia, NM R+17
- Los Lentes, NM R+10
- Los Lunas, NM R+11
- South Valley, NM D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rutland, OH R+62
- East Berne, NY R+19
- Atkinson, IL R+34
- Sea Bright, NJ R+3
- Boothsville, WV R+52
- Greenfield, MN R+23
- Blooming Grove, TX R+71
- Latexo, TX R+78
- Munnsville, NY R+42
- Bernstadt, KY R+72
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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.