Radium Springs leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Radium Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Radium Springs, ~19% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Radium Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Radium Springs leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
Radium Springs runs about 21 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Radium Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Radium Springs. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+22) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Radium Springs 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 Radium Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Radium Springs votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Radium Springs runs about 21 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Radium Springs, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Radium Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Radium Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Radium Springs report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Radium Springs have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dona Ana, NM R+17
- Rincon, NM R+3
- Hatch, NM Even
- Fairacres, NM R+20
- Rodey, NM R+11
- Las Cruces, NM D+5
- Spaceport City, NM R+17
- Organ, NM R+11
- Mesilla, NM D+8
- Salem, NM Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doyon, ND R+47
- East Stanwood, WA R+23
- Excelsior, WI R+27
- Fairmount, MD R+37
- Devault, PA D+17
- Fentress, MS R+34
- El Ancon, NM D+8
- Felton, AR D+7
- Garden City, LA Even
- Glen Cove, WA D+58
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.