Spaceport City leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Spaceport City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spaceport City, ~29% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spaceport City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spaceport City leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
Spaceport City runs about 23 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Spaceport City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Spaceport City 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 Spaceport City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spaceport City votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Spaceport City runs about 23 points more Republican.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Spaceport City, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Spaceport City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Spaceport City own their home, about 16 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Spaceport City sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Organ, NM R+11
- Las Cruces, NM D+5
- Dona Ana, NM R+17
- White Sands, NM R+15
- Mesilla Park, NM D+19
- Mesilla, NM D+8
- Santo Tomas, NM R+4
- Radium Springs, NM R+15
- San Miguel, NM Even
- Mesquite, NM R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ewington, OH R+64
- Revelo, KY R+77
- Bomont, WV R+63
- Slab City, NY R+14
- Farrell Crossroads, SC R+22
- Ironto, VA R+24
- Downing, TX R+75
- Tooley Corners, PA R+21
- Freelandville, IN R+61
- Tauria, MO R+62
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.