Organ leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Organ typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Organ, ~24% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Organ compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Organ leans more Republican than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Organ runs about 17 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Organ is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Organ 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 Organ, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Organ live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. Organ runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Organ, 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 Organ looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Organ 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 23%, about 7 points above the New Mexico average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Organ rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Organ report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spaceport City, NM R+17
- White Sands, NM R+15
- Las Cruces, NM D+5
- Dona Ana, NM R+17
- Mesilla Park, NM D+19
- Mesilla, NM D+8
- Radium Springs, NM R+15
- Santo Tomas, NM R+4
- San Miguel, NM Even
- Mesquite, NM R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prescott, WA R+57
- Alert, NC D+4
- Evansport, OH R+55
- Sutherland, IA R+57
- Alta Vista, KS R+56
- Liberty, OR R+47
- Kennedy, AL R+79
- Flatwoods, MO R+72
- Matinecock, NY R+10
- Somerset Center, MI R+30
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.