Mora County leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Mora County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mora County, ~40% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mora County compares
Mora County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Mora County runs about 12 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Mora County. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Mora County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Mora County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 30% of adults in Mora County hold a bachelor's degree, above 77% of counties. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Mora County have never been married, above 75% of counties.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mora County, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mora County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 87% of households in Mora County own their home, about 7 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mora County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Mora County have completed high school, above 84% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- San Miguel County, NM D+24
- Taos County, NM D+42
- Santa Fe County, NM D+45
- Rio Arriba County, NM D+20
- Colfax County, NM R+10
- Los Alamos County, NM D+27
- Harding County, NM R+37
- Guadalupe County, NM Even
- Costilla County, CO D+19
- Las Animas County, CO R+13
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hidalgo County, NM R+22
- Kittson County, MN R+34
- Grant County, OK R+70
- Bath County, VA R+54
- Phillips County, MT R+52
- Holt County, MO R+61
- Barber County, KS R+69
- Tensas Parish, LA R+4
- Menominee County, WI D+59
- Storey County, NV R+40
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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.