Lordsburg leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Lordsburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lordsburg, ~31% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lordsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lordsburg is the least Republican-leaning.
Lordsburg runs about 12 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lordsburg. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+55), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Lordsburg 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 Lordsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lordsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, far above the New Mexico average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lordsburg sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lordsburg, 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 Lordsburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lordsburg is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 24%, about 8 points above the New Mexico average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Separ, NM R+48
- Cotton City, NM R+55
- Redrock, NM R+45
- White Signal, NM R+36
- Virden, NM R+55
- Playas, NM R+53
- Animas, NM R+55
- Franklin, AZ R+66
- San Simon, AZ R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dania, FL D+35
- Gorham, NH R+25
- Cumberland Furnace, TN R+66
- Little Hocking, OH R+46
- Bel-Ridge, MO D+69
- Pitkin, LA R+88
- Crimora, VA R+54
- Atkins, IA R+36
- Waterford, VA R+5
- Mont Vernon, NH R+4
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.