Seven Lakes leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Seven Lakes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seven Lakes, ~36% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seven Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seven Lakes leans more Democratic than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Seven Lakes runs about 23 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seven Lakes. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Seven Lakes 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 Seven Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Seven Lakes have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 26%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Seven Lakes, 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 Seven Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seven Lakes 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 39%, about 19 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in Seven Lakes report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Seven Lakes have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pueblo Pintado, NM D+24
- Crownpoint, NM D+39
- Hospah, NM D+42
- Smith Lake, NM D+24
- Whitehorse, NM D+24
- Standing Rock, NM D+42
- Encinal, NM D+29
- San Mateo, NM R+8
- Prewitt, NM D+24
- Lake Valley, NM D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Magley, IN R+65
- Anderson, KY R+65
- Brownville, NE R+55
- Rostok, WI R+49
- Camp Sherman, OR R+3
- Guthery Crossroads, AL R+81
- Noah, GA R+62
- Center Junction, IA R+39
- Egypt, TX D+10
- Whiteburg, MD Even
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.