Paraje leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Paraje typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paraje, ~31% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Paraje compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Paraje leans more Democratic than 12 of 18 neighbors.
Paraje runs about 41 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Paraje 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 Paraje, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Paraje have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Paraje, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Paraje looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 36% of adults in Paraje report food insecurity, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Paraje sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Paraje have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seama, NM D+52
- Cubero, NM D+16
- New Laguna, NM D+46
- Casa Blanca, NM D+58
- North Acomita Village, NM D+64
- Pueblo Of Acoma, NM D+63
- Laguna, NM D+33
- Seboyeta, NM R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zemuly, MS R+3
- Five Points, OH R+55
- Westford, NY R+30
- Stringtown, WA R+18
- Rowena, SD R+47
- Necessity, TX R+80
- Hazelwood, WV R+56
- Henderson Harbor, NY R+24
- East Armuchee, GA R+73
- Hildebrand, OR R+51
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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.