Mc Intosh is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Mc Intosh typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mc Intosh, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mc Intosh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mc Intosh is the most Republican-leaning.
Mc Intosh runs about 60 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Mc Intosh is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mc Intosh. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Mc Intosh 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 Mc Intosh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mc Intosh votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Mc Intosh runs about 60 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mc Intosh, 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 Mc Intosh looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Mc Intosh own their home, about 15 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mc Intosh sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Estancia, NM R+35
- Moriarty, NM R+34
- Cedarvale, NM R+49
- Escabosa, NM R+8
- Edgewood, NM R+26
- Torreon, NM R+31
- Willard, NM R+49
- Clines Corners, NM R+29
- Tijeras, NM R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ontario on the Lake, NY R+17
- Bethel, GA R+54
- Serena, IL R+34
- Choctaw, FL R+50
- Circleville, KS R+61
- Bloomingrose, WV R+65
- Bel, LA R+88
- Tinsley, MS R+64
- Miltonvale, KS R+74
- Sun, LA R+78
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.