Luna leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Luna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Luna, ~19% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Luna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Luna leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
Luna runs about 35 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Luna is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Luna 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 Luna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Luna live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. Luna runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Luna, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Luna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Luna 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 20% of adults in Luna report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alpine, AZ R+55
- Reserve, NM R+21
- San Francisco Plaza, NM R+27
- Cruzville, NM R+28
- Lower San Francisco Plaza, NM R+22
- Nutrioso, AZ R+55
- Aragon, NM R+33
- Eagar, AZ R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- McKenzie Bridge, OR R+3
- Bosstown, WI R+27
- Limestone, MI R+26
- Rugby, IN R+60
- Pentress, WV R+57
- Swanlake, ID R+74
- Greenbrier, MO R+73
- Castella, CA R+23
- Marsland, NE R+77
- Mount Hope, WA R+56
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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.