Navajo Dam leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Navajo Dam typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Navajo Dam, ~16% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Navajo Dam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Navajo Dam leans more Republican than 6 of 12 neighbors.
Navajo Dam runs about 54 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Navajo Dam is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Navajo Dam. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 99 points.
Why Navajo Dam 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 Navajo Dam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Navajo Dam votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Navajo Dam runs about 54 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Navajo Dam sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Navajo Dam, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Navajo Dam looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Navajo Dam own their home, about 15 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Navajo Dam sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Turley, NM R+61
- Blanco, NM R+53
- Tiffany, CO R+38
- Cedar Hill, NM R+55
- Arboles, CO R+31
- Ignacio, CO R+18
- Aztec, NM R+47
- Bloomfield, NM R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tofte, MN D+28
- Thayer Corners, NY R+36
- Park View, WV R+60
- Alta, UT D+55
- Stonewall, KY R+59
- York, IN R+45
- Lake Margrethe, MI R+35
- Downey, IA R+28
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Payne, GA D+70
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.