Otis is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Otis typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Otis, ~11% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Otis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Otis leans more Republican than 3 of 9 neighbors.
Otis runs about 65 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Otis is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Otis. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Otis 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 Otis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Otis votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Otis runs about 65 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Otis are family households, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Otis, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Otis looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Otis is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Otis report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Carlsbad, NM R+43
- La Huerta, NM R+66
- Loving, NM R+38
- Carlsbad North, NM R+55
- West Carlsbad, NM R+66
- Malaga, NM R+67
- Lakewood, NM R+72
- Whites City, NM R+73
- Seven Rivers, NM R+75
- Red Bluff, TX R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklin, IL R+55
- Cheltenham, MD D+83
- Jenera, OH R+59
- Augusta, MO R+45
- Millville, CA R+44
- Park Hall, MD D+4
- Mountain Village, CO D+48
- Delhi, IA R+42
- Culvertown, KY R+58
- Newport, DE D+22
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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.