Prewitt leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Prewitt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prewitt, ~35% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prewitt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prewitt leans more Democratic than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Prewitt runs about 18 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Prewitt. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Prewitt 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 Prewitt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Prewitt have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 21%).
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Prewitt, NM does.
Why turnout in Prewitt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Prewitt 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 36%, about 22 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 58% of adults in Prewitt report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in Prewitt have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Continental Divide, NM D+19
- Milan, NM R+12
- Coolidge, NM D+33
- Crownpoint, NM D+39
- Grants, NM R+9
- McGaffey, NM R+28
- San Rafael, NM R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Atlantic Beach, NC R+31
- Kettleman City, CA R+4
- Vilano Beach, FL R+27
- Claudville, VA R+63
- Green Mountain, NC R+52
- Welshfield, OH R+52
- Lake Waynoka, OH R+56
- Diamond Lake, WA R+32
- Jones, MI R+39
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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.