Reserve leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Reserve typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reserve, ~22% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reserve compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reserve is the least Republican-leaning.
Reserve runs about 27 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Reserve is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Reserve 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 Reserve, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Reserve live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. Reserve runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Reserve, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Reserve looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Reserve 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 20% of adults in Reserve report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Reserve have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- San Francisco Plaza, NM R+27
- Lower San Francisco Plaza, NM R+22
- Cruzville, NM R+28
- Luna, NM R+29
- Aragon, NM R+33
- Alpine, AZ R+55
- Glenwood, NM R+29
- Nutrioso, AZ R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lone Hill, MO R+73
- Drayden, MD R+18
- Freedom Plains, NY R+12
- Fargo, NY R+53
- Rassat, MN R+45
- Mount Lucas, TX R+74
- Rio, IL R+39
- Pembina, ND R+57
- East Lincoln, MS R+80
- Ingleside, WV R+63
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.