Ranchvale is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Ranchvale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ranchvale, ~5% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ranchvale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ranchvale leans more Republican than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Ranchvale runs about 87 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Ranchvale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ranchvale 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 Ranchvale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Ranchvale live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. Ranchvale runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Ranchvale, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ranchvale looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Ranchvale rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Ranchvale sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Ranchvale have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cannon Air Force Base, NM R+55
- Texico, NM R+59
- Melrose, NM R+59
- Farwell, TX R+63
- Broadview, NM R+84
- Portales, NM R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Wine Hill, IL R+61
- Westport, OR R+29
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.