Milnesand is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Milnesand typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milnesand, ~8% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milnesand compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milnesand leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Milnesand runs about 83 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Milnesand is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Milnesand 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 Milnesand, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Milnesand votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Milnesand runs about 83 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Milnesand sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Milnesand are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Milnesand, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Milnesand looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Milnesand 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.
Nearby Cities
- Crossroads, NM R+78
- Rogers, NM R+77
- Causey, NM R+77
- Dora, NM R+77
- Tatum, NM R+71
- Elida, NM R+79
- Maple, TX R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maple Hill, IA R+53
- Becker, MS R+81
- Ellisville, IN R+41
- Standish, NY R+28
- Boyes, MT R+79
- Lightburn, WV R+62
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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.