Lee Acres is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Lee Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee Acres, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lee Acres leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Lee Acres runs about 59 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Lee Acres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lee Acres votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Lee Acres runs about 59 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Lee Acres runs against that pattern. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lee Acres sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lee Acres, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 Lee Acres looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lee Acres is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 8 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tinian, NM R+27
- Bloomfield, NM R+45
- DeSmet, NM R+33
- Farmington, NM R+33
- Flora Vista, NM R+58
- Napi Headquarters, NM R+2
- Aztec, NM R+47
- Kirtland, NM R+18
- Blanco, NM R+53
- La Plata, NM R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Bishop, TX R+13
- South Chicago Heights, IL D+15
- Mancos, CO R+3
- Hominy, OK R+50
- O'Brien, FL R+70
- Mesa, WA R+61
- Riverton, IL R+26
- Rainbow, CA R+22
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.