Kenna is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Kenna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kenna, ~6% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kenna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kenna leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Kenna runs about 84 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Kenna is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kenna 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 Kenna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kenna votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Kenna runs about 84 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kenna sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kenna, NM sits in the bottom 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 Kenna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kenna is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Kenna report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Kenna have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Elida, NM R+79
- Dora, NM R+77
- Floyd, NM R+75
- Portales, NM R+32
- Rogers, NM R+77
- Milnesand, NM R+77
- Crossroads, NM R+78
- Tolar, NM R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Namekagon, WI R+10
- McCoysville, PA R+67
- Kinbrae, MN R+52
- Perryville, AL R+33
- Dodson, TX R+84
- McKinnon, WY R+79
- Canton, WV R+72
- Pistol River, OR R+15
- Ash Hill, NC R+67
- Mandeville, MO R+71
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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.