Lyden leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lyden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyden, ~39% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lyden leans more Democratic than 6 of 56 neighbors.
Lyden runs about 9 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Lyden 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 Lyden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in Lyden hold a bachelor's degree, above 80% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lyden, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lyden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lyden 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 21%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Velarde, NM D+15
- Los Luceros, NM D+15
- Estaca, NM D+16
- Alcalde, NM D+16
- La Junta, NM D+13
- La Villita, NM D+14
- Guique, NM D+17
- Pueblito, NM D+23
- San Juan Pueblo, NM D+28
- Ohkay Owingeh, NM D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moscow, MD R+61
- Alfordsville, IN R+70
- Hunt, ID R+72
- Monie, MD R+49
- Swanders, OH R+56
- Pleasure Valley, IN R+61
- Voss, ND R+56
- Cedar Island, NC R+54
- Centerville, IL R+70
- Chuathbaluk, AK D+29
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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.