Mora leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Mora typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mora, ~34% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mora leans more Democratic than 28 of 38 neighbors.
Mora runs about 20 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Mora 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 Mora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 36% of adults in Mora hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Mora have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mora, 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 Mora looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mora 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 Mora report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleveland, NM D+21
- North Carmen, NM D+21
- Monte Aplanado, NM D+25
- South Carmen, NM D+23
- Penasco Blanco, NM D+23
- Buena Vista, NM D+16
- Holman, NM D+19
- Rainsville, NM D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kadoka, SD R+57
- Dobbins, CA R+15
- Bath Springs, TN R+72
- Mountain Hill, GA R+52
- Argusville, ND R+42
- Tull, AR R+75
- Tunas, MO R+71
- Gallman, MS D+3
- Halstad, MN R+42
- Chicora, MI R+35
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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.