Moriarty leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Moriarty typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moriarty, ~21% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moriarty compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moriarty leans more Republican than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Moriarty runs about 40 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Moriarty is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moriarty. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Moriarty 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 Moriarty, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Moriarty hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the New Mexico average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Moriarty drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. Moriarty runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Moriarty, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Moriarty looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moriarty is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mc Intosh, NM R+54
- Edgewood, NM R+26
- Stanley, NM R+24
- Escabosa, NM R+8
- Cedar Grove, NM R+24
- Tijeras, NM R+11
- Estancia, NM R+35
- Clines Corners, NM R+29
- Cedarvale, NM R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pilot Point, TX R+45
- Pawling, NY R+6
- Volo, IL Even
- Portal, GA R+27
- Eliot, ME Even
- Dalton, MA D+18
- Denair, CA R+43
- Delmar, MD R+6
- Pipersville, PA R+9
- Indian River Estates, FL R+34
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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.