Ranchitos leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Ranchitos typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ranchitos, ~31% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ranchitos compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ranchitos is the most Republican-leaning.
Ranchitos runs about 20 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Ranchitos is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ranchitos. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Ranchitos 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 Ranchitos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Ranchitos are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Ranchitos runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ranchitos, NM sits in the top quarter 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 Ranchitos looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ranchitos is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Ranchitos own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rio Rancho, NM R+4
- Bernalillo, NM D+10
- Corrales, NM D+13
- Paradise Hills, NM D+6
- Placitas, NM D+34
- North Valley, NM D+14
- Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM D+26
- Algodones, NM D+51
- Zia Pueblo, NM D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reno, GA R+45
- Tinkhamtown, MA R+10
- Wilson, MN R+21
- Mereta, TX R+82
- Modjeska, CA R+3
- Millville, MI R+36
- Redbird, OK R+59
- Naylor, MO R+72
- Tate, GA R+60
- Bonaparte, IA R+55
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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.