Turley is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Turley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turley, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Turley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Turley is the most Republican-leaning.
Turley runs about 67 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Turley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Turley. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+38) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+67), a spread of about 105 points.
Why Turley 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 Turley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Turley votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Turley runs about 67 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Turley sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Turley, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Turley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Turley own their home, about 11 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Turley sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blanco, NM R+53
- Navajo Dam, NM R+48
- Bloomfield, NM R+45
- Cedar Hill, NM R+55
- Aztec, NM R+47
- Flora Vista, NM R+58
- Lee Acres, NM R+53
- Tinian, NM R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshville, ME R+36
- Erastus, NC R+29
- Carlyle, KS R+61
- Bovill, ID R+54
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Washburn, AR R+75
- Brewstertown, TN R+70
- Santa Fe, OH R+71
- Kidds Fork, VA R+7
- Mount View, TN R+58
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.