Lakewood is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Lakewood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakewood, ~7% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakewood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakewood leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
Lakewood runs about 78 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Lakewood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lakewood 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 Lakewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lakewood votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Lakewood runs about 78 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lakewood sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Lakewood are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lakewood, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lakewood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lakewood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Lakewood have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seven Rivers, NM R+75
- Atoka, NM R+68
- West Carlsbad, NM R+66
- Carlsbad North, NM R+55
- Artesia, NM R+56
- Riverside, NM R+67
- Carlsbad, NM R+43
- La Huerta, NM R+66
- Otis, NM R+59
- Hope, NM R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Briceland, CA D+19
- Godsey, SC R+31
- Oak Forest, NC D+33
- Beverly, IL R+72
- Obed, IL R+66
- Tigertown, TX R+77
- Holcomb Village, CA R+34
- Wakulla Beach, FL R+65
- Shannon, KY R+61
- Anthonyville, AR D+9
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.