Monte Aplanado leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Monte Aplanado typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monte Aplanado, ~37% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monte Aplanado compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monte Aplanado leans more Democratic than 27 of 38 neighbors.
Monte Aplanado runs about 19 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Monte Aplanado 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 Monte Aplanado, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in Monte Aplanado have never been married, modestly 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; Monte Aplanado, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Monte Aplanado looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monte Aplanado is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Monte Aplanado report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- South Carmen, NM D+23
- Holman, NM D+19
- Upper Rociada, NM D+13
- Rociada, NM D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Longdale, VA R+61
- Gillises Mills, TN R+78
- Ulupalakua, HI D+24
- Ellis, ID R+61
- Hockingport, OH R+50
- Tocito, NM D+27
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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.