Los Lentes leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Los Lentes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Los Lentes, ~26% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Los Lentes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Los Lentes leans more Republican than 12 of 26 neighbors.
Los Lentes runs about 16 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Los Lentes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Los Lentes. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Los Lentes 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 Los Lentes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Los Lentes votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, far above the New Mexico average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Los Lentes are family households, above 87% of cities. Los Lentes runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Los Lentes, NM sits in the top tenth 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 Los Lentes looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Los Lentes 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 21% of adults in Los Lentes report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Los Lunas, NM R+11
- Bosque Farms, NM R+12
- Peralta, NM R+17
- Valencia, NM R+17
- Dalies, NM R+9
- Los Chaves, NM R+22
- El Cerro, NM R+20
- Isleta, NM D+36
- Isleta Village Proper, NM D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zag, KY R+65
- Warner, VA R+30
- Warda, TX R+68
- Lincoln, NM R+50
- Altair, TX R+63
- Highland View, FL R+49
- Millston, WI R+41
- Ellisville, IL R+51
- Shelby, IN R+52
- Santee Circle, SC R+36
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.