San Acacia leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 64% of adults in San Acacia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in San Acacia, ~24% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How San Acacia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, San Acacia leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
San Acacia runs about 30 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while San Acacia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why San Acacia 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 San Acacia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in San Acacia live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. San Acacia 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; San Acacia, 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 San Acacia looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in San Acacia have completed high school, about 9 points above the New Mexico average of 87%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and San Acacia sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Polvadera, NM R+19
- Lemitar, NM R+19
- La Joya, NM R+18
- Florida, NM R+8
- Socorro, NM D+4
- Bernardo, NM R+19
- Sabinal, NM R+4
- Veguita, NM R+18
- Luis Lopez, NM R+8
- Bosque, NM R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sunnyside, ID R+41
- Pike Corner, ME R+5
- Twin Bluffs, WI R+20
- Pierce, TX R+19
- Hometown, PA R+38
- Conlogue, IL R+65
- River Neck, NC D+4
- Brooklyn, IL D+85
- South Peacham, VT R+10
- South Plymouth, OH R+70
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.