Pescado leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Pescado typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pescado, ~30% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pescado compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pescado leans more Democratic than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Pescado runs about 15 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pescado. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+75) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+63), a spread of about 138 points.
Why Pescado 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 Pescado, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Pescado have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 25%).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pescado, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pescado looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 64% of households in Pescado rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Pescado sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Pescado report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ramah, NM D+14
- Lower Nutria, NM R+17
- Pinehill, NM D+44
- Zuni, NM D+74
- Tinaja, NM R+10
- Zuni Pueblo, NM D+50
- McGaffey, NM R+28
- Vanderwagen, NM D+26
- Fence Lake, NM R+29
- Perea, NM D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manning, AR R+16
- Keene, KS R+52
- Pearsonia, OK R+69
- Peach Orchard, MO R+74
- Duke, OK R+77
- Sunfair, CA R+7
- Diamond Lake Junction, OR R+36
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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.