Peralta leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Peralta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peralta, ~32% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peralta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peralta leans more Republican than 20 of 30 neighbors.
Peralta runs about 23 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Peralta is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Peralta. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Peralta 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 Peralta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Peralta votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, far above the New Mexico average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Peralta runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Peralta, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Peralta looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Peralta is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bosque Farms, NM R+12
- Valencia, NM R+17
- Los Lunas, NM R+11
- Los Lentes, NM R+10
- Isleta, NM D+36
- Isleta Village Proper, NM D+36
- El Cerro, NM R+20
- Los Chaves, NM R+22
- Dalies, NM R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Constantine, MI R+42
- Whitehall, NY R+40
- San Quentin, CA D+41
- Joppa, MD R+23
- Shenandoah, TX R+26
- Clarkson, KY R+63
- Yellville, AR R+57
- Kaunakakai, HI D+17
- Sinking Spring, PA Even
- Dittmer, MO R+55
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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.