Los Ojos is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Los Ojos typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Los Ojos, ~23% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Los Ojos compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Los Ojos sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.
Los Ojos runs about 8 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Los Ojos leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Los Ojos. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Los Ojos, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Los Ojos looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Los Ojos 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 23% of homes in Los Ojos have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Los Ojos sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tierra Amarilla, NM D+3
- Ensenada, NM R+2
- Rutheron, NM R+2
- Chama, NM Even
- Las Nutrias, NM R+6
- Canjilon, NM R+7
- Monero, NM D+33
- Fox Creek, CO R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winkle, IL R+64
- Federal Dam, MN R+29
- Hansford, WV R+47
- Bartlett, NE R+72
- Yates, GA R+70
- Ellsworth, IL R+45
- Hartmansville, WV R+72
- Ross, ND R+78
- Ingleside, NE R+56
- Vicksburg, AZ R+54
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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.