Pinehill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Pinehill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pinehill, ~28% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pinehill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pinehill leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Pinehill runs about 38 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Pinehill 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 Pinehill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Pinehill have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 26%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pinehill, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pinehill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pinehill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 11 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Pinehill rent, above 94% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Pinehill report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ramah, NM D+14
- Tinaja, NM R+10
- Pescado, NM D+21
- Fence Lake, NM R+29
- Lower Nutria, NM R+17
- Zuni, NM D+74
- McGaffey, NM R+28
- Zuni Pueblo, NM D+50
- San Rafael, NM R+39
- Vanderwagen, NM D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sardis, OH R+60
- Hazen, AR R+55
- Elim, GA R+11
- Houston, AR R+59
- Elbow Lake, MN R+34
- Kennedy, NY R+48
- Garden City, FL R+51
- St. Paul, IN R+61
- Willow Wood, OH R+66
- Meggett, SC D+2
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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.