San Felipe Pueblo is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 62% of adults in San Felipe Pueblo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in San Felipe Pueblo, ~49% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How San Felipe Pueblo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, San Felipe Pueblo leans more Democratic than 28 of 30 neighbors.
San Felipe Pueblo runs about 51 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within San Felipe Pueblo. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 24 points.
Why San Felipe Pueblo 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 Felipe Pueblo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in San Felipe Pueblo have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 29%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; San Felipe Pueblo, NM sits in the bottom tenth 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 San Felipe Pueblo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. San Felipe Pueblo is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 10 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in San Felipe Pueblo report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in San Felipe Pueblo have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Algodones, NM D+51
- Domingo, NM D+20
- Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM D+44
- Placitas, NM D+34
- Sile, NM D+53
- Pena Blanca, NM D+48
- Bernalillo, NM D+10
- Cochiti Pueblo, NM D+38
- Ranchitos, NM R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bloomdale, OH R+49
- Walnut Creek, NC R+32
- Foster, WV R+55
- Westmoreland City, PA R+23
- Mason, IL R+68
- Donahue, IA R+36
- Marianna, PA R+47
- Ripley, MD D+35
- St. Marys City, MD R+4
- Lewisville, AR R+23
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.