Stanley leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Stanley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanley, ~21% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanley leans more Republican than 11 of 16 neighbors.
Stanley runs about 30 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Stanley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stanley. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Stanley 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 Stanley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stanley votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Stanley runs about 30 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Stanley sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Stanley are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stanley, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stanley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stanley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cedar Grove, NM R+24
- Moriarty, NM R+34
- Edgewood, NM R+26
- Clines Corners, NM R+29
- Sandia Park, NM Even
- Cerrillos, NM D+50
- Tijeras, NM R+11
- Mc Intosh, NM R+54
- Madrid, NM D+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Slayden, TN R+66
- Ewing, IL R+67
- Allen, NE R+62
- Silver Springs, CO R+17
- Persimmon, GA R+55
- Passaic, MO R+64
- Northridge Heights, MT R+41
- West Ossipee, NH R+6
- East Boothbay, ME D+23
- Babbie, AL R+91
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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.