Texico is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Texico typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Texico, ~13% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Texico compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Texico leans more Republican than 5 of 13 neighbors.
Texico runs about 65 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Texico is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Texico. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Texico 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 Texico, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Texico votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Texico runs about 65 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Texico drive to work alone, above 86% of cities.
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Texico, NM does.
Why turnout in Texico looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Texico is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Texico report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farwell, TX R+63
- Clovis, NM R+31
- Hollene, NM R+81
- Lariat, TX R+74
- Cannon Air Force Base, NM R+55
- Bovina, TX R+48
- Ranchvale, NM R+81
- Grier, NM R+73
- Portales, NM R+32
- Rhea, TX R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- North York, PA D+7
- Oakville, CA D+31
- Mechanicsville, SC D+11
- Union Mills, NC R+54
- Wingo, KY R+69
- Tillson, NY D+22
- Colon, MI R+39
- West Hurley, NY D+35
- Welches, OR Even
- Chapman, KS R+54
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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.