Monero leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Monero typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monero, ~37% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monero compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monero leans more Democratic than 9 of 10 neighbors.
Monero runs about 27 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monero. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Monero 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 Monero, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Monero have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 28%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Monero, 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 Monero looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monero is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 11 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Monero report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Monero sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dulce, NM D+36
- Chromo, CO R+10
- Rutheron, NM R+2
- Chama, NM Even
- Pagosa Junction, CO R+31
- Ojito, NM D+26
- Trujillo, CO R+15
- Los Ojos, NM R+2
- Tierra Amarilla, NM D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lafox, IL R+6
- Powellsville, OH R+61
- Poplar Hill, VA R+62
- King And Queen Court House, VA R+34
- Liberty Center, IA R+45
- Oak Bowery, MS R+85
- Degnan, OK R+68
- Ohkay Owingeh, NM D+33
- Hysham, MT R+66
- Milford Center, NY R+24
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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.