South Los Altos leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 49% of adults in South Los Altos typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Los Altos, ~30% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Los Altos compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Los Altos leans more Democratic than 7 of 15 neighbors.
South Los Altos runs about 19 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why South Los Altos leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for South Los Altos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in South Los Altos have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; South Los Altos, Albuquerque, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in South Los Altos looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Los Altos is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in South Los Altos report food insecurity, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- La Mesa, Albuquerque, NM D+33
- Trumbull Village, Albuquerque, NM D+23
- Princess Jeanne, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- South San Pedro, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- Singing Arrow, Albuquerque, NM D+20
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Uptown, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- Embudo Canyon, Albuquerque, NM D+20
- Se Heights, Albuquerque, NM D+55
- Nob Hill, Albuquerque, NM D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Crossgate, Vestavia Hills, AL R+4
- Bay Colony, Baldwin Harbor, NY D+43
- Tahoe Park, Sacramento, CA D+54
- Euclid Ave North, Helena, MT D+13
- Westmont, Tillmans Corner, AL R+31
- Gold Coast, Richland, WA D+10
- Redwood Village, Redwood City, CA D+49
- Milroy Farms, Houston, TX D+43
- Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, OH R+16
- Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, NJ D+85
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.