Paradise Hills leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Paradise Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paradise Hills, ~41% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paradise Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paradise Hills leans more Democratic than 9 of 24 neighbors.
Politically, Paradise Hills sits close to the rest of New Mexico.
Why Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 82% of residents in Paradise Hills live in densely developed areas, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Paradise Hills sits in the top quarter (about 42%, above 89% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Paradise Hills have never been married, above 81% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Paradise Hills, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Paradise Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Paradise Hills is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Paradise Hills have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM D+26
- North Valley, NM D+14
- Corrales, NM D+13
- Rio Rancho, NM R+4
- Albuquerque, NM D+14
- Ranchitos, NM R+14
- South Valley, NM D+18
- Bernalillo, NM D+10
- Kirtland Afb, NM Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Union City, GA D+79
- Savage, MN D+10
- Seaside, CA D+36
- Erie, CO D+21
- Franklin Town, MA D+16
- Barstow, CA R+13
- El Paso de Robles, CA R+2
- Rochester, NH R+9
- Pullman, WA D+44
- Laplace, LA D+25
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.