Ojito leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Ojito typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ojito, ~33% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ojito compares
Ojito sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Ojito runs about 20 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ojito. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Ojito 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 Ojito, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Ojito have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 30%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ojito, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ojito looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ojito is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 8 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Ojito report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lindrith, NM R+5
- Monero, NM D+33
- Dulce, NM D+36
- Regina, NM R+2
- Rutheron, NM R+2
- Pagosa Junction, CO R+31
- Gallina, NM D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sublett, ID R+79
- Monowi, NE R+73
- Modena, UT R+78
- Mineral Springs, FL R+71
- Westport, ME D+5
- Glacier, WA R+3
- North Cameron, NY R+62
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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.