Mineral Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Mineral Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mineral Hill, ~41% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mineral Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mineral Hill leans more Democratic than 38 of 41 neighbors.
Mineral Hill runs about 25 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mineral Hill. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+33) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mineral Hill 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 Mineral Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in Mineral Hill hold a bachelor's degree, above 79% of cities. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Mineral Hill have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mineral Hill, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mineral Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Mineral Hill own their home, about 20 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mineral Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- San Pablo, NM D+23
- Montezuma, NM D+13
- Los Pachecos, NM D+29
- La Cueva, NM D+18
- Los Vigiles, NM D+13
- Gabaldon, NM Even
- Las Vegas, NM D+29
- Las Tusas, NM D+17
- La Manga, NM D+11
- Romeroville, NM D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alloy, WV R+51
- Roxana, KY R+67
- Milton, AL R+37
- Hartford Beach, SD R+52
- Seneca Rocks, WV R+72
- Fowlerville, NY R+31
- Fox Creek, CO R+8
- Coolidge, KS R+70
- Starr, UT R+83
- State Park Place, IL D+12
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.