Queen is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 24% of adults in Queen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Queen, ~3% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Queen compares
Queen runs about 81 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Queen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Queen. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Queen 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 Queen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Queen votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Queen runs about 81 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Queen sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Queen are family households, above 96% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Queen, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Queen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Queen is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Queen have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whites City, NM R+73
- Seven Rivers, NM R+75
- West Carlsbad, NM R+66
- Salt Flat, TX R+36
- Carlsbad, NM R+43
- Carlsbad North, NM R+55
- Otis, NM R+59
- La Huerta, NM R+66
- Lakewood, NM R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aiken, TX R+66
- Perrys Mill, AL R+18
- Fentress McMahan, KY R+61
- St. Stephens, NE R+69
- Cobham, VA D+5
- Weldon Spring Heights, MO R+31
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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.