Madrid is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Madrid typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Madrid, ~66% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Madrid compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Madrid leans more Democratic than 22 of 24 neighbors.
Madrid runs about 60 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Madrid 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 Madrid, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Madrid hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Madrid, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Madrid looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Madrid is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Madrid have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cerrillos, NM D+50
- Domingo, NM D+20
- La Cienega, NM D+34
- Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM D+44
- Cedar Grove, NM R+24
- Pena Blanca, NM D+48
- San Felipe Pueblo, NM D+57
- Lamy, NM D+61
- Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM D+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Williams Mill, VA R+72
- Mount Washington, PA R+49
- Newdale, WV R+68
- New Taiton, TX R+70
- Mossville, IL R+9
- Crab Orchard, IL R+66
- Gorham, IL R+50
- Goodrich, ME R+32
- Ashland, OK R+69
- Loyal, OK R+77
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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.