Las Nutrias leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Las Nutrias typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Las Nutrias, ~23% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Las Nutrias compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Las Nutrias leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
Las Nutrias runs about 12 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Las Nutrias 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 Las Nutrias, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Las Nutrias live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the New Mexico average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Las Nutrias, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Las Nutrias looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Las Nutrias 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 10% of homes in Las Nutrias have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canjilon, NM R+7
- Tierra Amarilla, NM D+3
- Ensenada, NM R+2
- Los Ojos, NM R+2
- Rutheron, NM R+2
- Vallecitos, NM D+30
- Chama, NM Even
- El Rito, NM D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corinth, VA R+40
- Purdy, WI R+10
- Arickaree, CO R+80
- Wingston, OH R+49
- Lombard, NY R+41
- Isadora, MO R+72
- Cairo, TN R+63
- Nimrod, AR R+67
- Thunder Butte, SD R+33
- Monterey, AL D+17
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.