Tererro leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Tererro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tererro, ~42% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tererro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tererro leans more Democratic than 25 of 43 neighbors.
Tererro runs about 22 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Why Tererro 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 Tererro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Tererro hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tererro, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tererro looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tererro is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Cueva, NM D+18
- Lower La Posada, NM D+22
- Los Pachecos, NM D+29
- Rio en Medio, NM D+49
- Upper Rociada, NM D+13
- Tesuque, NM D+56
- Tesuque Pueblo, NM D+53
- Pecos, NM D+15
- Glorieta, NM D+37
- Rociada, NM D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sylvan Grove, PA R+61
- Sunville, PA R+60
- Stafford, CA R+17
- Shin Pond, ME R+30
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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.