Milan leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Milan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milan, ~28% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milan leans more Republican than 14 of 16 neighbors.
Milan runs about 18 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Milan is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Milan. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Milan 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 Milan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Milan drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Milan sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). Milan runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Milan, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Milan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Milan is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Grants, NM R+9
- San Rafael, NM R+39
- Bluewater, NM R+20
- San Fidel, NM D+21
- San Mateo, NM R+8
- Prewitt, NM D+24
- Pueblo Of Acoma, NM D+63
- North Acomita Village, NM D+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Branford, FL R+73
- Lone Oak, TX R+73
- Wedgefield, SC D+14
- Yale, MI R+46
- Dennis Port, MA D+17
- Granite Falls, MN R+38
- Winfield, PA R+42
- Collinsville, TX R+66
- Onawa, IA R+41
- Cornwall On Hudson, NY D+7
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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.